Table 2.

Putative sRNA-containing intergenic regions examined by northern blot analysis

sRNA	sRNAFinder prediction score	IG length	Flanking gene orientation	Probe location in IG regiona
scr1906b	0.759	499	< <	326–353
scr2094	0.901	317	> >	79–102
scr2736	0.887	643	> <	179–201
scr3000	0.994	503	< <	333–357
scr3045b	0.988	390	> >	206–233
scr3124	0.693	213	> >	124–152
scr3261b	0.975	698	> >	299–323
scr3558b	0.997	663	< >	459–482
scr3974b	0.278	246	> <	79–96
scr4069	0.278	307	> >	161–185
scr4389	0.852	333	> >	161–184
scr4701	0.937	501	> >	178–200
scr4784	0.421	347	> <	181–203
scr4797	0.919	443	< >	233–256
scr4868	0.719	243	> <	89–112
scr4908	0.648	350	< >	194–218
scr5028	0.855	1062	< >	802–826
scr5334	0.919	519	< <	155–180
scr5541	0.827	335	< <	225–248
scr5676b	0.862	400	> <	166–192

^aProbe location is given relative to the start (+1) of each intergenic region (sequences are given in Supplementary Table S1).

^bConfirmed sRNAs as determined by northern blot analysis and 5′-RACE mapping.