Table 2.

Polyadenylation Site Biases Found in Each Category of Tissue (Human)

Tissue type Total EST in tissue Total libraries in tissue mRNAs with bias in tissue Total biases in tissue
Mixed2604428261374
Brain15627518127226
Cell-line131590122532
Lung1282371883150
Uterus12639426115189
Kidney853101265101
Derm69317101170457
Placenta6653093357
Colon6506656120271
Germinal545133105152
Ovary534881650101
Prostate532693762111
Tonsil5093216491
Testis4684657392
Liver43877351128
Heart4301132634
Breast4236170101245
Pancreas3738144766
Stomach359094387175
Muscle3523243240
Fetus2704511719
Bcell2699521740
Nervous228384083234
Parathyroid2241211620
Retina217823717
Fibroblast13151155
Lymphatic10857133
Ear84941711
Aorta715521733
Bladder6899112
Pineal6508111
Bone5619122
Urogenital5545111
Bone-marrow52633710
Unknown50774813
Blood491021233
Esophag3695111
Smooth-muscle3629142462
Thymus3443133
Thyroid2459111
Endothelium1908115
Embryo1392111
Larynx1096111
Wcell1011134
Adrenal411111
Spleen311112
Vein48112
Total18059335381939 (1438 distinct)3619