title: Mitochondrial genome of the Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii had been determined. The total length of the mitogenome was 16,763 bp and had 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes. Except for the eight tRNA and Nd6 genes, all other mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand. The overall base composition of the heavy strand is 30.3% A, 24.3% T, 29.1% C, 16.3% G, with an AT content of 54.6%. The DNA sequence of A. baerii shared 97.8, 97.6, 93.5, 91.6, 93.6, and 87.1% sequence homology with that of Acipenser sinensis, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Acipenser transmontanus, Acipenser dabryanus, Acipenser stellatus, and Polyodon spathula. Molecular data presented here provide a useful tool for evolutionary as well as population genetics studied.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai 201306, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao Wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhi Yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xing Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Xun
authors.forename: Da Qing
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D020459:Genes, rRNA / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012800:Siberia; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D011506:Proteins; D012343:RNA, Transfer