title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Gynaephora alpherakii (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Gynaephora alpherakii (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) has been sequenced and annotated in this study. This mitogenome is 15,755 bp in length with an A + T content of 81.44%, and contains 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes that are arranged in the same order as that of other lepidopteran species. All protein-coding genes (PCGs) start with a typical ATN codon, with the exception of cox1 which uses CGA as the initial codon. All of the 22 transfer RNA genes present the typical clover leaf secondary structure. The A + T-rich region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 449 bp, and contains a 19 bp poly-T stretch as found in other lepidopteran mitogenomes. This is the third completely sequenced mitogenome from the family Lymantriidae of Lepidoptera.
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems , College of Pastoral Agricultural Science and Technology, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , Gansu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ming-Long
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems , College of Pastoral Agricultural Science and Technology, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , Gansu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qi-Lin
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems , College of Pastoral Agricultural Science and Technology, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , Gansu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhong-Long
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems , College of Pastoral Agricultural Science and Technology, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , Gansu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D003062:Codon; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D009036:Moths / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV
keywords: Grassland caterpillar; Noctuoidea; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; insects; mitogenome