title: The complete mitochondrial genome of an anhydrobiotic midge Polypedilum vanderplanki (Chironomidae, Diptera).
abstract: In this work, we describe a complete mitochondrial genome of chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki. In spite of unique ecology of this species, the larvae are able to survive years of complete desiccation; the circular mitochondrial genome keeps basic structure and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA, and 22 tRNA genes, and has a total length of 16 060 bp. Low GC level, small regulatory region, and unusually high number and length of non-coding spacers are the main determined features.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University , Kazan , Russia.|b Division of Genomic Technologies , RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies , Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Ruslan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deviatiiarov
authors.affiliation: c National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) , Tsukuba , Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kikawada
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University , Kazan , Russia.|b Division of Genomic Technologies , RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies , Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan.|d Preventive Medicine & Diagnosis Innovation Program , RIKEN Center of Life Science Technologies , Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan.
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gusev
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D003890:Desiccation; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Anhydrobiosis; desiccation resistance; mitochondrial genome; sleeping chironomid