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] |
| Minus | 5′ splice site (donor) | 4 | 1 | No |
| 23 | 7 | Yes | ||
| 138 | 2 | Yes | ||
| 158 | 22 | Yes | ||
| 170 | 1 | Yes | ||
| 200 | 4 | No | ||
| 206 | 4 | No | ||
| Minus | 3′ splice site (acceptor) | 65 | 1 | No |
| 114 | 3 | No | ||
| 116 | 8 | No | ||
| 119 | 1 | No | ||
| 120 | 1 | No | ||
| 255 | 4 | No | ||
| 273 | 1 | No | ||
| 275 | 13 | No | ||
| 276 | 1 | No | ||
| 277 | 1 | No | ||
| 279 | 11 | Yes | ||
| 281 | 2 | No | ||
| Plus | 5′ splice site (donor) | 51 | 2 | No |
| 69 | 2 | Yes | ||
| 101 | 4 | No | ||
| Plus | 3′ splice site (acceptor) | 45 | 1 | No |
[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).