title: Complete mitochondrial DNA genome of Metzia mesembrinum (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).
abstract: In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Metzia mesembrinum (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), an Endangered pelagic primary freshwater fish distributed in South China. This mitochondrial genome, consisting of 16,611 base pairs (bp), encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a noncoding control region as those found in other vertebrates, with the gene synteny identical to that of typical vertebrates. Control region (D-Loop), of 936 bp long, was located between tRNA(Pro) and tRNA(Phe). The overall base composition of the heavy strand shows T 26.83%, C 25.48%, A 32.01% and G 15.68%, with a slight AT bias of 58.84%.
authors: a Zhejiang Museum of Natural History , Hangzhou , China .
authors: Le-Yang
authors: LY
authors: Yuan
authors: b Department of Environmental Engineering and Science , Feng Chia University , Taichung , Taiwan .
authors: Wei-Kuang
authors: WK
authors: Wang
authors: c Department of Microbiology , School of Medicine, China Medical University , Taichung , Taiwan .
authors: Che-Hsin
authors: CH
authors: Lee
authors: d Department and Graduate Institute of Aquaculture , National Kaohsiung Marine University , Kaohsiung 811 , Taiwan .
authors: Kuo-Hsun
authors: KH
authors: Chiu
authors: e Department of Biological Sciences and Technology , National University of Tainan , Tainan 700 , Taiwan .
authors: Yi-Min
authors: YM
authors: Li
authors: f National Tainan First Senior High School , Tainan , Taiwan , and.
authors: Pei-Chia
authors: PC
authors: Kuo
authors: g Department of Biotechnology , Asia University , Taichung , Taiwan.
authors: Hsiao-Yun
authors: HY
authors: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Cyprinidae; Metzia mesembrinum; mitochondrial genome