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Numerous gene rearrangements in the mitochondrial genome of the wallaby louse, Heterodoxus macropus (Phthiraptera).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11319269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The complete arrangement of genes in the mitochondrial (mt) genome is known for 12 species of insects, and part of the gene arrangement in the mt genome is known for over 300 other species of insects. The arrangement of genes in the mt genome is very conserved in insects studied, since all of the protein-coding and rRNA genes and most of the tRNA genes are arranged in the same way. We sequenced the entire mt genome of the wallaby louse, Heterodoxus macropus, which is 14,670 bp long and has the 37 genes typical of animals and some noncoding regions. The largest noncoding region is 73 bp long (93% A+T), and the second largest is 47 bp long (92% A+T). Both of these noncoding regions seem to be able to form stem-loop structures. The arrangement of genes in the mt genome of this louse is unlike that of any other animal studied. All tRNA genes have moved and/or inverted relative to the ancestral gene arrangement of insects, which is present in the fruit fly Drosophila yakuba. At least nine protein-coding genes (atp6, atp8, cox2, cob, nad1-nad3, nad5, and nad6) have moved; moreover, four of these genes (atp6, atp8, nad1, and nad3) have inverted. The large number of gene rearrangements in the mt genome of H. macropus is unprecedented for an arthropod.
Authors:
R Shao; N J Campbell; S C Barker
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular biology and evolution     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0737-4038     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Biol. Evol.     Publication Date:  2001 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-25     Completed Date:  2001-07-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8501455     Medline TA:  Mol Biol Evol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  858-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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GENBANK/AB018440;  AF149768
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenine / chemistry*
Animals
Base Sequence
DNA / genetics*
DNA Primers
DNA, Mitochondrial* / chemistry*,  genetics*,  isolation & purification
Gene Order
Gene Rearrangement* / genetics*
Genes
Insects
Lice* / genetics*
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA* / genetics*
RNA, Ribosomal* / genetics*
RNA, Transfer* / genetics*
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity
Thymine / chemistry*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Primers; 0/DNA, Mitochondrial; 0/RNA, Ribosomal; 63231-63-0/RNA; 65-71-4/Thymine; 73-24-5/Adenine; 9007-49-2/DNA; 9014-25-9/RNA, Transfer

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