Table 3.

Genes Found in the Analyzed Regions

GeneDescriptionAccession/ homologNo. of exons on contigMinimum length (bp) of mRNAMinimum length (bp) on genomeORF length (aa)mRNA covered by ESTs (%)Detection method/comment
A. EPOcontig
ZAN zonadhesin U83191partial human mRNA347233>48,50021770alignment to S. scrofa zan U40024
EPO erythropoietin M11329human mRNA67832,70019310genomic structure and mRNA sequence already known
CDS1 unknownEST aa 1584692461980168100Alignment to aa 158469
CDS2 unknown U90567 G. gallus 1930657,25081730one EST, exon prediction programs
GNB2 G-nucleotidebinding factor M16514 human mRNA1014382,950340100mRNA sequence already known
ACT16 actin-like protein D32140 C. merolae 13154110,10047577overlapping ESTs, cDNA sequencing
TFR2 transferrin receptor X01060-related human mRNA18253120,50078695overlapping ESTs, cDNA sequencing, 60% homology toX01060
CDS3A unknownC34D10 C. elegans 610343,200182–235100overlapping ESTs, cDNA sequencing; only homology to C. elegans ORF;splicing variants lead to different N amino termini
CDS3B 610132,800100
CDS3C 48422,330100
POLCE procollagen C-proteinase enhancer L33799mRNA914805,800449100mRNA sequence already known
CDS4 unknownEST aa 2515668153010,75031825gene prediction programs
LRN leucine-rich neuronal protein X79682 Felis catus 19240713,00061270overlapping ESTs; gene prediction programs
IRS3L insulin receptor substrate 3-like protein U93880 Rattus norvegicus 512283,6002560gene prodiction programs
HRBL nucleoporin-like protein D14689-related human mRNA9132117,00032785overlapping ESTs; gene prediction programs
B. CUTL1contig
CDS5 unknownESTT11673 714997,40023580overlapping ESTs; prolin rich protein
PMSL12 mismatch repair gene U14658-related human mRNA6145418,300219? Alignment with pms2
APS adaptor protein AB000520 human mRNA9211136,50063230mRNA sequence already known
CUTL1 (CDP)human displacement protein M74099 human mRNA215376>285,000150515mRNA sequence already known
(CASP)alternatively spliced CDP L12579 human mRNA222855>320,00067860mRNA sequence already known