Codon usage,genetic code and phylogeny of Dictyostelium discoideum mitochondrial DNA as deduced from a 7.3-kb region |
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Authors: | Kiyohiko Angata Kenji Kuroe Kaichirou Yanagisawa Yoshimasa Tanaka |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 305 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan |
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Abstract: | We have sequenced a region (7 376-bp) of the mitochondrial (mt) DNA (54 kb) of the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum. From the DNA and amino-acid sequence comparisons with known sequences, genes for ATPase subunit 9 (ATP), cytochrome b (CYTB), NADH dehydrogenase subunits 1, 3 and 6 (ND1, ND3 and ND6), small subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) and seven tRNAs (Arg, Asn, Cys, Lys, f-Met, Met and Pro) have been identified. The sequenced region of the mtDNA has a high average A+T-content (70.8%). The A+T-content of protein-genes (73.6%) is considerably higher than that of RNA genes (61.3%). Even with the strong AT-bias, the genetic code employed is most probably the universal one. All seven tRNAs are able to form typical clover leaf structures. The molecular phylogenetic trees of CYTB and SSU rRNA suggest that D. discoideum is closer to green plants than to animals and fungi. |
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Keywords: | Dictyostelium discoideum Mitochondria DNA Genetic code Codon capture theory Molecular phylogeny |
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