title: Complete mitochondrial genome of Relict Gull, Larus relictus (Charadriiformes: Laridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Larus relictus was 16,586-bp long, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a control region. Most PCGs begin with the typical ATN start codon with the exception of COI and ND5 genes, which use GTG as the initiation codon. Stop codons AGG, TAG, TAA and AGA are present in the PCGs; exceptions are COIII and ND4, which possess incomplete termination codons (T), and ND3, in which one extra C nucleotide is found. Secondary structure prediction of the 22 tRNA genes revealed the absence of the DHU arm in tRNA(Ser)((AGN)). Seven conserved sequence box elements, as well as the origin of H-strand replication (OH) and bidirectional light- and heavy-strand transcription promoters (LSP/HSP), are found in control region.
authors.affiliation: a Research Center of Endangered Species Conservation Biology, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology , Xi'an , China , and.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a Research Center of Endangered Species Conservation Biology, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology , Xi'an , China , and.
authors.forename: Qing-Xiong
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a Research Center of Endangered Species Conservation Biology, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology , Xi'an , China , and.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Control region; Larus relictus; RNA secondary structure; mitochondrial genome