The Mitochondrial Genome of the Tapeworm Taenia solium: A Finding of the Abbreviated Stop Codon U

The complete nucleotide sequence of the tapeworm Taenia solium mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been determined. The sequence is 13,709 base pairs in length and contains 36 genes (12 for proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation, 2 for ribosomal RNAs, and 22 for transfer RNAs). The gene content an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of parasitology 2003-06, Vol.89 (3), p.633-635
Hauptverfasser:	Nakao, Minoru, Sako, Yasuhito, Ito, Akira
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenosine triphosphatase Animals Base Sequence Biological and medical sciences Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids Codon, Terminator - chemistry Codons Complementary DNA Cysticercus - genetics DNA DNA, Complementary - chemistry DNA, Helminth - chemistry DNA, Mitochondrial - chemistry Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genes Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution Genome Genomes Invertebrata Mitochondrial DNA Molecular Sequence Data molecular sequences data NADH NADH dehydrogenase ND1 gene Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Nucleotide sequence nucleotide sequences Nucleotides Oxidative phosphorylation Phosphorylation Polymerase chain reaction Proteins RESEARCH NOTES RNA, Messenger - genetics RNA, Ribosomal - genetics RNA, Transfer - genetics Stop codon Swine Taenia solium Taenia solium - genetics Tapeworms transcription (genetics) Transfer RNA
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Zusammenfassung:	The complete nucleotide sequence of the tapeworm Taenia solium mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been determined. The sequence is 13,709 base pairs in length and contains 36 genes (12 for proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation, 2 for ribosomal RNAs, and 22 for transfer RNAs). The gene content and organization of the T. solium mtDNA are identical to those of other taeniid mtDNAs. All genes are transcribed in the same direction, and all protein-coding genes appear to initiate with the AUG or GUG codon. In a gene for NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1, the abbreviated stop codon U was confirmed for the first time in flatworm mtDNAs.
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0633:tmgott]2.0.co;2