CpG Islands of the Pig

Table 1.

Pig Genes with and without CGIs

Gene Accession no. CGI size (bp) Percent G + C CG/GC Position
MHC class 1 D haplotype M59750 1605 67 1.08
HSP M69100 2365 63 0.91 u, e1
MHC class 1 PD1 M21057 1660 66 1.07 u, i3
MHC class 1 PD14 M21058 1410 67 1.12 u, i3
G protein M57287 510 72 0.95 u, i1
Urokinase plasm. activ. L27481 210 68 0.90 i1
C-type natriuretic pept. M64758 1240 71 0.73 u, i2
L1P D10616 791 65 0.7 u, i1
Nuclear factor 1 X12764 1025 67 0.94 u, i2
? (overlap compl. st. 21) M83939 779 67 0.74 u, i3
FOLI (FSH inhib.) M19529 1010 66 0.88 u, i1
Gprotα L07317 429 67 1.07 u, e1
cAMP-dep. pk1 reg. sub. X05943 508 71 0.81 u, i1
α2A adrenergic receptor J05652 1728 66 0.80 all
c-mos X78318 1080 65 0.67 u, e1
Cholin-acetyltransferase L33836 1638 60 0.64 all
Aminopeptidase N X16088 460 61 0.69 e1
Protamine 1 M80678 532 57 0.64 e1, i2
Protamine 2 M80676 376 70 0.78 u, i1
Follistatin B M36512 200 51 0.82 e1
Apolipoprotein CIII L00627 none
TNFα X54859 none
TNFβ X54859 none
MHC SLA ster. 21 hydr. M83939 none
D-amino acid oxidase M18444 none
Relaxin J02792 none
IFN-γ X53085 none
Uteroferrin M30283 none
Slow myosin heavy chain L10130 none
Transition protein 1 M80679 none
Transition protein 2 M80677 none
Short type-1 IFN-rel. prot. Z22708 none
IFN-β-1 M86762 none
IFN-α M28623 none
Insulin-like GF 1 X52388 none
FSH β-subunit D00621 none
Muscarinic acetylch. rec. X12712 none
Leuteinizing hormone β-sub. D00579 none
Growth hormone M17704 none
Osteopontin X16575 none
Pituitary glyco. hormone β-sub. D00766 none
  • Of 41 unselected pig genes, 20 had CGIs. The size, percent G + C, frequency of CpG, and 5‘ and 3‘ boundaries of each island within the gene are shown.

  • (MHC) Major histocompatibility complex; (HSP) heat shock protein 70; (L1P) arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase [? (overlap compl. st. 21)] gene of unknown function found in the complementary strand (and overlapping) the steroid 21 hydroxylase gene; [FOLI (FSH inhib.)] follistatin with follicle-stimulating hormone inhibition; (Gprotα) G protein α-subunit; (cAMP-dep. pK1 reg. sub.) cAMP-dependent protein kinase 1 regulatory subunit; (TNFα, TNFβ) tumor necrosis factor α, β; (mHC SLA ster. 21 hydr.) MHC SLA locus steroid 21 hydroxylase; (IFN) interferon; (short type-1 IFN-rel. prot.) short type-1 interferon-related protein); (insulin-like GF 1) insulin-like growth factor 1; (muscarinic acetylch. rec.) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor; (pituitary glyco. hormone β-sub.) pituitary glycoprotein hormone β-subunit.

  • (u) Upstream; (e) exon; (i) intron.

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