Methylation Status and Characteristics of the 149 CGIs Analyzed
Complete methylation | 31 | |
| Promoter or 5′-UTR | 5 | |
| CDS or 3′-UTR | 14 | |
| Tandem repeat sequence | 18 | |
| Both tandem repeat sequence and Promoter or 5′-UTR | 1 | |
| Both tandem repeat sequence and CDS or 3′-UTR | 5 | |
| Null methylation | 103 | |
| Promoter or 5′-UTR | 78 | |
| CDS or 3′-UTR | 2 | |
| Tandem repeat sequence | 4 | |
| Both tandem repeat sequence and CDS or 3′-UTR | 0 | |
| Composite methylation | 7 | |
| Promoter or 5′-UTR | 2 | |
| CDS or 3′-UTR | 2 | |
| Tandem repeat sequence | 2 | |
| Both tandem repeat sequence and CDS or 3′-UTR | 1 | |
| Incomplete methylation | 8 | |
| Promoter or 5′-UTR | 8 | |
| CDS or 3′-UTR | 0 | |
| Tandem repeat sequence | 0 | |
| Both tandem repeat sequence and CDS or 3′-UTR |
[i] Each gene-associated CGI was classified by its location in the gene, namely, promoter, 5′-untranslated region (UTR), coding sequence (CDS), and 3′-UTR. The presence of tandem repeat sequence examined by self-Herr plot is also indicated.