title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the whiter-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
abstract: Abstract The complete nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial genome from the whiter-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), was determined. The 20,319-bp long circular genome is the longest among completely sequenced Coleoptera. As is typical in animals, the P. brevitarsis genome consisted of two ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes and one A + T-rich region. Although the size of the coding genes was typical, the non-coding A + T-rich region was 5654 bp, which is the longest in insects. The extraordinary length of this region was composed of 28,117-bp tandem repeats and 782-bp tandem repeats. These repeat sequences were encompassed by three non-repeat sequences constituting 1804 bp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University , Gwangju , Republic of Korea and.
authors.forename: Min Jee
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Hwak
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Kwang Youll
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Iksoo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order; D049750:Genome, Insect; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: A + T-rich region; Protaetia brevitarsis; mitochondrial genome; repeat sequence