Fu Changkun, Wei Haixue, Zong Hao, Chen Guiying, Wang Qiong, Yong Bin, Chen Shunde
a College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University , Chengdu , P.R. China and.
b Mammal Ecology and Evolution Research Group, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution , Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , P.R. China.
Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 May;27(3):1806-7. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.963822. Epub 2014 Sep 26.
The Hodgson's Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus belongs to the family Soricidae, and is widely distributed in northern South Asia, central and southern China and present in parts of northern Southeast Asia. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Episoriculus caudatus was determined. The mitogenome was 17,129 base pairs in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region, with a base composition of 33.1% A, 29.2% T, 24.7% C, and 13.0% G. The genome organization, nucleotide composition and codon usage did not differ significantly from those of other shrews. The study contributes to illuminating taxonomic status of Hodgson's Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus.
霍氏红齿鼩鼱(Episoriculus caudatus)属于鼩鼱科,广泛分布于南亚北部、中国中部和南部以及东南亚部分北部地区。在本研究中,测定了霍氏红齿鼩鼱的完整线粒体基因组序列。该线粒体基因组长度为17,129个碱基对,包含13个蛋白质编码基因、2个核糖体RNA基因、22个转移RNA基因和1个控制区,碱基组成为33.1%A、29.2%T、24.7%C和13.0%G。其基因组结构、核苷酸组成和密码子使用与其他鼩鼱没有显著差异。该研究有助于阐明霍氏红齿鼩鼱的分类地位。