Table 1.
A Sample of transcription units with sequence similarity to rRNA
| Sequence | Similarity to rRNA | Accession code | Location in mRNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat insulin-like growth factor binding protein | 98% in 63 nt of 28S (nucleotides 26–88) | S46785S46785 | 3′ UTR |
| Human pax-2 mRNA | 55% in 197 nt of 28S (nucleotides 813–997) | M89470M89470 | 3′ UTR |
| Mouse testin-2 mRNA | 98% in 354 nt of 28S (nucleotides 860–1213) | X78990X78990 | 5′ UTR/coding† |
| Human liver glycine methyltransferase mRNA | 89% in 111 nt of 28S (nucleotides 1772–1882) | X62250X62250 | 5′ UTR |
| Mouse brain β-spectrin (Spn-2) mRNA | 94% in 318 nt of 28S (nucleotides 1898–1582*) | musspna | 5′ UTR |
| Mouse pmuAUF1-3 RNA binding protein mRNA | 77% in 182 nt of 28S (nucleotides 1911–2102) | U11274U11274 | 5′ UTR/coding‡ |
| Human protein kinase C delta cDNA 5′ UTR | 68% in 289 nt of 28S (nucleotides 2964–3248) | Z22521Z22521 | 5′ UTR |
| Mouse heat shock 86 protein mRNA | 100% in 229 nt of 28S (nucleotides 4129–4357) | J04633J04633 | 5′ UTR |
| Mouse homeobox gene (H2.9) mRNA | 88% in 458 nt of 28S (nucleotides 4261–4712) | X59474X59474 | 5′ UTR |
| Mouse erythropoietin gene | 100% in 20 nt of 18S (nucleotides 257–276) | M12930M12930 | 3′ UTR |
| Mouse engrailed protein gene (En-1) | 80% in 25 nt of 18S (nucleotides 266–290) | L12702L12702 | 5′ UTR |
| Mouse CENP-B, centromere associated protein | 80% in 35 bp of 18S (nucleotides 708–742) | X55038X55038 | |
| Mouse c-mos (TTAAGAGGGACGG) | 100% in 13 nt of 18S (nucleotides 918–930) | M26092M26092 | LTR |
| Mouse IgE-binding factor mRNA | 100% in 13 nt of 18S (nucleotides 918–930) | muslfige | 3′ UTR |
| Mouse tumor necrosis factor (MuTNF) mRNA | 94% in 49 nt of 18S (nucleotides 1334–1286*) | M11731M11731 | Coding |
| Mouse nucleolin gene | 96% in 23 nt of 18S (nucleotides 1821–1799*) | X07699X07699 | Intron |
| Human serum amyloid A gene | 82% in 119 nt of 5S (nucleotides 112–229) | humsaa | Intron |
| Human FMR-1 gene | 80% in 120 nt of 5S (nucleotides 227–109*) | humfmrls | 5′ Genomic |
UTR, untranslated region; LTR, long terminal repeat.
*
These sequence matches were in the antisense orientation.
†
5′ UTR (248 nt)/coding (106 nt).
‡
5′ UTR (130 nt)/coding (52 nt).