The revised complete mitogenome sequence of the tree frog Polypedatesmegacephalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) by next-generation sequencing and phylogenetic analysis

• Main Authors: An Huang, Shuo Liu, Haijun Li, Hongdi Luo, Qingyong Ni, Yongfang Yao, Huailiang Xu, Bo Zeng, Ying Li, Zhimin Wei, Song Li, Mingwang Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-08-01
• Series: PeerJ
• Subjects: Mitochondrial gene rearrangement; ND5; Phylogenetic relationships; Polypedates megacephalus
• Online Access: https://peerj.com/articles/7415.pdf

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of the tree frog Polypedates megacephalus (16,473 bp) was previously reported as having the unusual characteristic of lacking the ND5 gene. In this study, a new mitogenome of P. megacephalus (19,952 bp) was resequenced using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) and standard Sanger sequencing technologies. It was discovered that the ND5 gene was not lost but translocated to the control region (CR) from its canonical location between the ND4 and ND6 genes. In addition, a duplicated control region was found in the new mitogenome of this species. Conservative region identification of the ND5 gene and phylogenetic analysis confirmed that the ND5 gene was located between two control regions. The phylogenetic relationship among 20 related species of anura revealed a rearrangement of the ND5 gene during the evolutionary process. These results also highlighted the advantages of next-generation sequencing. It will not only decrease the time and cost of sequencing, but also will eliminate the errors in published mitogenome databases.