title: Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Grey-backed Shrike, Lanius tephronotus (Aves: Passeriformes): the first representative of the family Laniidae with a novel CAA stop codon at the end of cox2 gene.
abstract: The complete Grey-backed Shrike mitochondrial genome has been sequenced to be 16,820 bp in length, consisting of 37 encode genes: 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. In addition, a single control region was also observed. Compared with other reported Passeriformes mtgenome sequences, three bases CAA were detected at the end of Lanius tephronotus cox2 gene with the downstream adjacent base T. The first base of CAA probably occurred C to U transcript editing event resulting in a normal stop codon UAA.
authors: The Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Wuhu 241000, Republic of China.
authors: Chaoju
authors: C
authors: Qian
authors: Xia
authors: X
authors: Yan
authors: Zhichun
authors: Z
authors: Guo
authors: Yuanxiu
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Xixi
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Jianke
authors: J
authors: Yang
authors: Xianzhao
authors: X
authors: Kan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018388:Codon, Terminator / Q000235:genetics*; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D059646:Genome Size / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018388:Codon, Terminator; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2