Table 4.
Hot and cold genomic regions for ssDNA gaps on the leading and lagging strands
| Hot ssDNA regions | Cold ssDNA regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading strand | Lagging strand | Leading strand | Lagging strand | |
| Mid-log cells | ||||
| Number of regions | 1081 | 1555 | 393 | 279 |
| Average size (± SD), bpa | 103 ± 56 | 111 ± 67 | 83 ± 33 | 84 ± 29 |
| Maximum size, bp | 597 | 1165 | 264 | 220 |
| Median distance between regions, bp | 1219 | 970 | 4988 | 6295 |
| UV-irradiated cells | ||||
| Number of regions | 2286 | 2100 | 1255 | 1308 |
| Average size (± SD), bp | 136 ± 104 | 131 ± 95 | 117 ± 74 | 113 ± 64 |
| Maximum size, bp | 1767 | 1198 | 781 | 578 |
| Median distance between regions, bp | 372 | 394 | 1224 | 1282 |
| Stationary cells | ||||
| Number of regions | 1111 | 835 | 888 | 1000 |
| Average size (± SD), bp | 103 ± 110 | 105 ± 121 | 111 ± 67 | 109 ± 61 |
| Maximum size, bp | 2505 | 1966 | 699 | 742 |
| Median distance between regions, bp | 2354 | 3171 | 3123 | 2617 |
aValues represent the averages and standard deviations (SD) from two independent experiments.