The complete mitogenomes of <i>Calameuta filiformis</i> (Eversmann, 1847) and <i>Calameuta idolon</i> (Rossi, 1794) (Hymenoptera: Cephidae): The remarkable features of the elongated A plus T rich region in Cephini

KORKMAZ E. M., BUDAK M., Ordek M. N., BAŞIBÜYÜK H. H.

GENE, vol.576, no.1, pp.404-411, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 576 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.10.050
  • Journal Name: GENE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.404-411
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Two complete mitogenomes of the stem borers, Calameuta filiformis and Calameuta idolon, and the complete A + T-rich region of Trachelus iudaicus (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), are reported. The mitogenomes of these species are the longest reported from hymenopterans to date. A remarkable increase in length of the A + T-rich region, the longest for Hymenoptera, was found and compared across the tribe Cephini. The presence of the tRNA- and rRNA-like sequences were reported in the A + T-rich region of sawflies and they were suggested to play a role in replication and/or transcription. The long and short tandem repeats were orderly located in both sides of the A + T-rich region producing stable secondary structures. We suggest that the short tandem repeats are likely to function as a replication fork barrier. (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.