title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the North Chinese Leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis).
abstract: The North Chinese Leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) is an endemic subspecies of Panthera pardus to China, living in small and isolated populations with a severely fragmented distribution. Here we first sequenced and annotated its complete mitochondrial genome. The total length of the North Chinese Leopard is of 16,966 base pairs that consist of 2 rRNA gene, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 1 OLR and 1 control region (CR). The structures of the genomes were highly similar to other Felidae.
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology & College of Life Sciences , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Hailong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology & College of Life Sciences , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology & College of Life Sciences , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Wenhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology & College of Life Sciences , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Tianming
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000502:physiology*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D046009:Panthera / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Felidae; Panthera pardus; mitochondrial genome; the North Chinese Leopard