title: Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of the montane grasshopper, Qinlingacris elaeodes (Orthoptera: Catantopidae).
abstract: Qinlingacris elaeodes is the dominant grasshopper at an altitude of 3000 meters and above, and is a representative species of the genus Qinlingacris endemic to China. The sequenced mitochondrial genome of this grasshopper is 14,818 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes (ND1-6, COI-III, ATP6, ATP8, ND4L, CTYB), 21 transfer RNAs, and 2 ribosomal RNAs (12S and 16S). The orientation and gene order of these genes are identical to those found in the putative ancestral insect mitogenome. The 13 PCGs start with a typical ATN codon as their start codons. The usual TAA and TAG termination codons are found for 12 PCGs. However, the ND5 gene has an incomplete termination codon (T).
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresource Technology , College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresource Technology , College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Guo-Fang
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution (CAS) , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Ai-Ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: c College of Educational Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xin-Tong
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: c College of Educational Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D018388:Codon, Terminator / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018388:Codon, Terminator; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Acridoidea; Orthoptera; Qinlingacris elaeodes; mitogenome