Table S2.

Across-paralog comparison of the exon patterns for Cpeb1. The numbers represent the lengths of exons in a sequential order. The locations and size of exons were determined by aligning the cDNA sequence to the genomic sequence. For simplicity, only one RefSeq sequence is used for each organism. The patterns in C. elegans and Drosophila are not consistent with those in the vertebrates. However the patterns among the vertebrates are highly conserved. The asterisk represents the variable region of ±15-nt discussed in the text, which would subsequently lead to 5-aa deletion or insertion.

C. elegans							415	360	111	91	340	216	757	NM_066650.4
Drosophila				419	500	220	482	137	232	719	181	386	1584	NM_079736.2
chicken		49	178	189	227	250	114	90	137	199	95	81	111	XM_413713.2
chimpanzee	62	1844	175	189	227	253	114	90	137	199	95	81	1504	XM_001158685.1
cow			189	189	227	253	114	90	137	199	95	81	1456	XM_864691.3
frog		91	178	201	218	253	114	105	137	199	95	81	1479	NM_001017330.2
horse			183	192	227	253	114	90	137	199	95	81	1463	XM_001498253.2
human		122	175	189	227	253	114	90	137	199	95	81	1502	NM_030594.3
marmoset		120	175	189	224	253	114	90	137	199	95	81	1469	XM_002749169.1
mouse		43	175	189	224	253	114	105	137	199	95	81	997	NM_007755.4
orangutan		256	175	189	227	253	114	90	137	199	95	81	1500	NM_001132960.1
pig			175	189	227	253	114	105	137	199	95	81	111	NM_001097510.1
rat		44	175	189	224	253	114	105	137	199	95	81	999	NM_001106276.1
zebrafish		30	169	192	209	253	114	105	137	199	95	81	1303	NM_131427.1
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