Table 1.
Analysis of potential 3′ UTRs of 17 genes with long 3′ IGRs in Y. pestis.
| Gene name | IGR length (bp) | AT% in 3′ terminus (1–250 bp) | TTS (bp)∗ | AT% in potential 3′ UTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hmsT | 540 | 73% | 283∗ | 70% |
| dsbA | 491 | 70% | 48∗∗ | 69% |
| y0624 | 314 | 72% | Unknown | – |
| y2025 | 837 | 68% | 63∗∗ | 59% |
| y1235 | 371 | 70% | 250 | 70% |
| lrhA | 677 | 70% | 60∗∗ | 72% |
| y4098 | 349 | 69% | 284 | 68% |
| y0961 | 459 | 70% | Unknown | – |
| cafA | 825 | 45% | Unknown | – |
| y2237 | 592 | 48% | 223∗∗ | 45% |
| y2419 | 661 | 49% | Unknown | – |
| y3757 | 540 | 57% | Unknown | – |
| hmsP | 639 | 60% | Unknown | – |
| amn | 424 | 55% | Unknown | – |
| y1288 | 282 | 52% | Unknown | – |
| nadB | 282 | 46% | 243∗∗ | 46% |
IGR, intergenic region; TTS, transcriptional termination site. ∗TTS of hmsT mRNA was determined by the 3′ RACE analysis as described in our previous study (Zhu et al., 2016). ∗∗Predicted Rho-independent TTS was determined based on the ARNold program. “Unknown” indicates the TTS is unknown.