title: Organization of the mitochondrial genome of Odontobutis sinensis (Perciformes: Odontobutidae): rearrangement of tRNAs and additional non-coding regions.
abstract: In this study, we cloned and sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Odontobutis sinensis. The genome was found to be 17,441 bp in size with a mostly conserved structural organization when compared with that of other teleost fish. It contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and two ribosomal RNA genes) and two main non-coding regions (the control region and the origin of the light strand replication). Rearrangements of tRNAs (tRNA-Ser, tRNA-Leu, tRNA-His) and three additional longer non-coding regions (51 bp, 622 bp and 66 bp, respectively) were present between the ND4 and ND5 genes. Within the control region, one 322 bp long tandem repeat area (7*46 bp) and some typical conserved domains were identified. The molecular data here we presented could play a useful role to study the evolutionary relationships and population genetics of the Odontobutidae.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding Certificated by Ministry of Agriculture, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China and.
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xuefen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiujie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ruibin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D020506:Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D020506:Untranslated Regions; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Odontobutis sinensis; non-coding region; rearrangement