The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The apparent scarcity of available sequence data has greatly impeded evolutionary studies in Acari (mites and ticks). This subclass encompasses over 48,000 species and forms the largest group within the Arachnida. Although mitochondr...
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doaj-17628ae3eb2048a6b402f08b9a9583ba2020-11-24T23:08:01ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642009-03-0110110710.1186/1471-2164-10-107The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropodsVanholme BartelVan Leeuwen ThomasDermauw WannesTirry Luc<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The apparent scarcity of available sequence data has greatly impeded evolutionary studies in Acari (mites and ticks). This subclass encompasses over 48,000 species and forms the largest group within the Arachnida. Although mitochondrial genomes are widely utilised for phylogenetic and population genetic studies, only 20 mitochondrial genomes of Acari have been determined, of which only one belongs to the diverse order of the Sarcoptiformes. In this study, we describe the mitochondrial genome of the European house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus</it>, the most important member of this largely neglected group.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mitochondrial genome of <it>D. pteronyssinus </it>is a circular DNA molecule of 14,203 bp. It contains the complete set of 37 genes (13 protein coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes), usually present in metazoan mitochondrial genomes. The mitochondrial gene order differs considerably from that of other Acari mitochondrial genomes. Compared to the mitochondrial genome of <it>Limulus polyphemus</it>, considered as the ancestral arthropod pattern, only 11 of the 38 gene boundaries are conserved. The majority strand has a 72.6% AT-content but a GC-skew of 0.194. This skew is the reverse of that normally observed for typical animal mitochondrial genomes. A microsatellite was detected in a large non-coding region (286 bp), which probably functions as the control region. Almost all tRNA genes lack a T-arm, provoking the formation of canonical cloverleaf tRNA-structures, and both rRNA genes are considerably reduced in size. Finally, the genomic sequence was used to perform a phylogenetic study. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analysis clustered <it>D. pteronyssinus </it>with <it>Steganacarus magnus</it>, forming a sistergroup of the Trombidiformes.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Although the mitochondrial genome of <it>D. pteronyssinus </it>shares different features with previously characterised Acari mitochondrial genomes, it is unique in many ways. Gene order is extremely rearranged and represents a new pattern within the Acari. Both tRNAs and rRNAs are truncated, corroborating the theory of the functional co-evolution of these molecules. Furthermore, the strong and reversed GC- and AT-skews suggest the inversion of the control region as an evolutionary event. Finally, phylogenetic analysis using concatenated mt gene sequences succeeded in recovering Acari relationships concordant with traditional views of phylogeny of Acari.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/107 |
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Vanholme Bartel Van Leeuwen Thomas Dermauw Wannes Tirry Luc The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods BMC Genomics |
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods |
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods |
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods |
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods |
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods |
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complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite <it>dermatophagoides pteronyssinus </it>(trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The apparent scarcity of available sequence data has greatly impeded evolutionary studies in Acari (mites and ticks). This subclass encompasses over 48,000 species and forms the largest group within the Arachnida. Although mitochondrial genomes are widely utilised for phylogenetic and population genetic studies, only 20 mitochondrial genomes of Acari have been determined, of which only one belongs to the diverse order of the Sarcoptiformes. In this study, we describe the mitochondrial genome of the European house dust mite <it>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus</it>, the most important member of this largely neglected group.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mitochondrial genome of <it>D. pteronyssinus </it>is a circular DNA molecule of 14,203 bp. It contains the complete set of 37 genes (13 protein coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes), usually present in metazoan mitochondrial genomes. The mitochondrial gene order differs considerably from that of other Acari mitochondrial genomes. Compared to the mitochondrial genome of <it>Limulus polyphemus</it>, considered as the ancestral arthropod pattern, only 11 of the 38 gene boundaries are conserved. The majority strand has a 72.6% AT-content but a GC-skew of 0.194. This skew is the reverse of that normally observed for typical animal mitochondrial genomes. A microsatellite was detected in a large non-coding region (286 bp), which probably functions as the control region. Almost all tRNA genes lack a T-arm, provoking the formation of canonical cloverleaf tRNA-structures, and both rRNA genes are considerably reduced in size. Finally, the genomic sequence was used to perform a phylogenetic study. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analysis clustered <it>D. pteronyssinus </it>with <it>Steganacarus magnus</it>, forming a sistergroup of the Trombidiformes.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Although the mitochondrial genome of <it>D. pteronyssinus </it>shares different features with previously characterised Acari mitochondrial genomes, it is unique in many ways. Gene order is extremely rearranged and represents a new pattern within the Acari. Both tRNAs and rRNAs are truncated, corroborating the theory of the functional co-evolution of these molecules. Furthermore, the strong and reversed GC- and AT-skews suggest the inversion of the control region as an evolutionary event. Finally, phylogenetic analysis using concatenated mt gene sequences succeeded in recovering Acari relationships concordant with traditional views of phylogeny of Acari.</p> |
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