Table 3.

Potential Splice Sites in the Alu Consensus Sequence that are Utilized byAlu-Containing Exons

Alustrand Type of potential splice site Location inAlu consensus sequence[i] Times utilized[ii] Reported previously[iii]
Minus5′ splice site (donor)41No
237Yes
1382Yes
15822Yes
1701Yes
2004No
2064No
Minus3′ splice site (acceptor)651No
1143No
1168No
1191No
1201No
2554No
2731No
27513No
2761No
2771No
27911Yes
2812No
Plus5′ splice site (donor)512No
692Yes
1014No
Plus3′ splice site (acceptor)451No

[i] Location of the potential splice sites in theAlu consensus sequence follows the numbering in Jurka and Milosavljevic (1991).

[ii] The number of Alu-containing alternatively spliced exons that utilize the splice site.

[iii] Compared with Makalowski (2000).