Genomic deletions and precise removal of transposable elements mediated by short identical DNA segments in primates

Table 1.

AluS indels assayed in primates by PCR and BLAST


Case no.

Fam.

Positiona

TSD (bp)

H

C

G

O

Gi

B

R

Location/nearest genes
C1 Sx 20:11512274 13 Y N N N N N N ∼354 kb 5′ of BTBD3 (BTB/POZ domain containing-3)
C2 Sg 15:83819720 16 Y N N N N N N In intron of AKAP13 (A-kinase anchor protein)
C3 Sg 7:104197804 19 Y N N N I N N ∼17 kb 5′ of MLL5 (Myeloid/lymphoid leukemia 5)
C4 Sg 20:18254452 15 Y N N N N N N ∼9.7 kb 5′ of ZNF133 (Kruppel Zn-finger protein)
14 Sg 3:127318836 17 Y N Y Y ? ? Y ∼63 kb 3′ of KLF15 (Kruppel-like factor 15)
33 Sx 12:48585272 16 Y N Y Y Y Y Y ∼1.3 kb 5′ of FAIM2 (Fas apoptotic inhibitory molecule 2)
42 Sq 16:69279114 16 Y N Y Y Y Y Y ∼5.2 kb 3′ of CYB5-M (cytochrome b5)
43 Sx 16:74232245 17 Y Y/Nb Y Y Y ? Y In intron of LOC348174 (secretory protein)
52
Sq
22:45658137
15
Y
N
Y
?
Y
?
Y
In intron of C22orf4 (putative GTPase activator)
  • Cases beginning with “C” are controls, and others refer to cases in the Supplemental information. TSD indicates target site duplication. H indicates human; C, chimpanzee; G, gorilla; O, orangutan; Gi, gibbon; B, baboon (all assayed by PCR), R indicates discontiguous MegaBLAST results from the Rhesus monkey trace archive. Y indicates Alu is present; N, Alu is absent (as determined by PCR or discontiguous MegaBLAST); I, independent Alu insertion in the same region in gibbon; and ?, primers did not amplify or product is of unexpected size.

  • a Chromosome and position in July 2003 Human Genome Browser (http://genome.ucsc.edu).

  • b Alu #43 is “polymorphic” in all chimpanzees tested. Region is triplicated in human with all 3 having the Alu in human and one region lacking the Alu in chimpanzee.

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  1. Genome Res. 15: 1243-1249

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