Table 3.
Hot and cold genomic regions for ssDNA gaps on the W- and C-strand
| Hot ssDNA regions | Cold ssDNA regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-strand | C-strand | W-strand | C-strand | |
| Mid-log cells | ||||
| Number of regions | 1301 | 1335 | 333 | 339 |
| Average size (± SD), bp* | 108 ± 69 | 107 ± 56 | 81 ± 30 | 85 ± 34 |
| Maximum size, bp | 1165 | 677 | 205 | 264 |
| Median distance between regions, bp | 1059 | 1066 | 5590 | 5795 |
| UV-irradiated cells | ||||
| Number of regions | 2188 | 2198 | 1266 | 1297 |
| Average size (± SD), bp | 135 ± 100 | 132 ± 101 | 115 ± 66 | 115 ± 72 |
| Maximum size, bp | 1198 | 1767 | 700 | 781 |
| Median distance between regions, bp | 376 | 393 | 1309 | 1221 |
| Stationary cells | ||||
| Number of regions | 984 | 962 | 953 | 935 |
| Average size (± SD), bp | 105 ± 111 | 103 ± 118 | 109 ± 63 | 110 ± 65 |
| Maximum size, bp | 1966 | 2505 | 693 | 742 |
| Median distance between regions, bp | 2470 | 2930 | 2740 | 1916 |
*Values represent the averages and standard deviations (SD) from two independent experiments.