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The complete mitogenome sequence of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

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The 15,338-bp long complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) was determined. This genome has a gene arrangement identical to those of all other sequenced lepidopteran insects, but differs from the most common type, as the result of the movement of tRNAMet to a position 5′-upstream of tRNAIle. No typical start codon of the A. yamamai COI gene is available. Instead, a tetranucleotide, TTAG, which is found at the beginning context of all sequenced lepidopteran insects was tentatively designated as the start codon for A. yamamai COI gene. Three of the 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) harbor the incomplete termination codon, T or TA. All tRNAs formed stable stem-and-loop structures, with the exception of tRNASer(AGN), the DHU arm of which formed a simple loop as has been observed in many other metazoan mt tRNASer(AGN). The 334-bp long A + T-rich region is noteworthy in that it harbors tRNA-like structures, as has also been seen in the A + T-rich regions of other insect mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analyses of the available species of Bombycoidea, Pyraloidea, and Tortricidea bolstered the current morphology-based hypothesis that Bombycoidea and Pyraloidea are monophyletic (Obtectomera). As has been previously suggested, Bombycidae (Bombyx mori and B. mandarina) and Saturniidae (A. yamamai and Caligula boisduvalii) formed a reciprocal monophyletic group.

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This work was supported by a grant (code 20070401034004) from the Biogreen 21 Program, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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    Seong Ryeol Kim, Kee Young Kim, Pil Don Kang & Jae Sam Hwang

  2. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Man Il Kim, Mee Yeon Hong, Yeon Soo Han & Iksoo Kim

  3. College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University, Busan, 604-714, Republic of Korea

    Byung Rae Jin

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Kim, S.R., Kim, M.I., Hong, M.Y. et al. The complete mitogenome sequence of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Mol Biol Rep 36, 1871–1880 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-008-9393-2

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