Table 3.
The 10 genes harboring the largest ultraconserved sequences between D. melanogaster and D. pseudoobscura overlapping with exons and splice sites
|
Gene |
Molecular function |
Location |
Size of ucelement (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| para (paralytic) | Ion channel | Splice site (12 ibp) | 246 |
| Splice site (92 ibp) | 199 | ||
| Rd1 (Resistant to dieldrin) | Ion channel | Exonic | 233 |
| eag (ether-a-go-go) | Ion channel | Exonic | 224 |
| Sh (Shaker) | Ion channel | Splice site (44 ibp) | 216 |
| Splice site (13 ibp) | 204 | ||
| Cf2 (Chorion factor 2) | Transcription factor | Splice site (26 ibp) | 211 |
| nAcRalpha-34E (nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor_34E) | Ion channel | Exonic (3′ UTR) | 209 |
| Sk (small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel) | Ion channel | Exonic | 203 |
| cpo (couch potato) | RNA binding | Splice site (43 ibp) | 202 |
| slo (slowpoke) | Ion channel | Splice site (25 ibp) | 200 |
| hth (homothorax)
|
Transcription factor
|
Splice site (149 ibp)
|
197
|
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ibp indicates the number of base pairs located within the intron. The full list of uc-elements can be found at http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/groups/mattick/drosophila_uc/.
