Table 1.

Pig Genes with and without CGIs

Gene[ii] Accession no. CGI size (bp) Percent G + C CG/GC Position[iii]
MHC class 1 D haplotype M59750 1605671.08
HSP M69100 2365630.91u, e1
MHC class 1 PD1 M21057 1660661.07u, i3
MHC class 1 PD14 M21058 1410671.12u, i3
G protein M57287 510720.95u, i1
Urokinase plasm. activ. L27481 210680.90i1
C-type natriuretic pept. M64758 1240710.73u, i2
L1P D10616 791650.7u, i1
Nuclear factor 1 X12764 1025670.94u, i2
? (overlap compl. st. 21) M83939 779670.74u, i3
FOLI (FSH inhib.) M19529 1010660.88u, i1
Gprotα L07317 429671.07u, e1
cAMP-dep. pk1 reg. sub. X05943 508710.81u, i1
α2A adrenergic receptor J05652 1728660.80all
c-mos X78318 1080650.67u, e1
Cholin-acetyltransferase L33836 1638600.64all
Aminopeptidase N X16088 460610.69e1
Protamine 1 M80678 532570.64e1, i2
Protamine 2 M80676 376700.78u, i1
Follistatin B M36512 200510.82e1
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

[i] 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.

[ii] (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.

[iii] (u) Upstream; (e) exon; (i) intron.