title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the striped grouper Epinephelus latifasciatus (Serranidae, Epinephelinae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the striped grouper Epinephelus latifasciatus is first presented in this study. The total length of E. latifasciatus is 16,389 bp, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and an A+T-rich control region. The gene order and transcriptional orientation are identical to those of most vertebrates. The total base composition is 28.6% A, 29.1% C, 26.4% T, and 16.0% G, with a slight A+T bias of 55.0%. The dihydrouridine arm of tRNA-Ser2 is replaced with one loop, because of which it cannot be folded into typical cloverleaf secondary structure. The termination-associated sequences and conserved sequence blocks (CSB1-3) are found in the control region.
authors: Guangxi Key Lab for Mangrove Conservation, Guangxi Mangrove Research Center , Beihai 536000 , People's Republic of China.
authors: Tinghe
authors: T
authors: Lai
authors: Binyuan
authors: B
authors: He
authors: Zaiqing
authors: Z
authors: Peng
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Lianghao
authors: L
authors: Pan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer