Table 3. Candidate alternative conserved exons (ACEs) verified by RT-PCR experiments and subsequent sequencing or by literature and transcript-based evidence

ID

Human

Ensembl ID

(ENSG 00000#)

Human

Exon

Human Exon Length,bp

Mouse

Ensembl ID

(ENSMUSG

00000#)

Mouse

Exon

Gene Name

ACESCAN

Score

Skipping in

human

tissues (RT-

PCR)

Skipping

in mouse

tissues

(RT-PCR)

Other evidence

S1

091129

24

36

020598

24

NRCAM

1.73

Ce

Br, Te, Emb

Ref. 1

S2

078328

5

93

008658

5

A2BP1

1.67

Sk, Lu, Li, Te, Emb

Ref. 2

S3

083312

20

76

009470

19

TNPO1

1.61

Br, Te, He, Ce, Sk, Bm, FBr

Br

 

S4

079819

12

63

019978

12

EPB41L2

1.59

Br, Pr, Li, Lu, Ki, Sk, Bm, Te

Br, Ki, Li, Sk, Te, Emb, He, Lu

 

S5

137764

17

27

032364

16

MAPKK 5

1.48

Ki, Li

Human NM_002757.2 skips 17 & 18

S6

137764

18

33

032364

17

MAPKK 5

1.38

Ki, Li

Human NM_002757.2 skips 17 & 18

S7

175388

4

33

048320

4

Q8N787

1.26

Pr, Li, Lu, Ki, Sk, Bm, Te

Ki, Sk, Lu, Li, Te, Emb, He

 

S8

156113

9

92

021780

2

KCNMA1

1.22

Te

Li, Lu

 

S9

182872

4

74

031060

5

RBM 10

1.05

Li, Lu, Te

Br, Ki, Sk, Lu, Li, Te, Emb, He

 

S10

144331

4

163

027016

3

ZNF533

1.03

Br, Pr, Te, He, Li, Ce, Sk, Bm, FLi, Ki, FBr

Br, Li

 

S11

130558

4

220

026833

4

OLFM1

0.99

FBr

Br, Ki

 

S12

155970

9

39

039478

8

NM_181723

0.95

Ce, FBr, Br

Br

 

S13

172660

8

35

020680

8

TAF15

0.92

Br, Pr

Br, Ki, Sk, Lu

 

S14

112062

9

80

024004

9

MAPK14

0.80

Pr, Li, Lu, Ki, Sk, Bm, Te

Sk, Li

 

S15

169045

5

139

007850

5

HNRNPH

0.78

Br, Pr, Li, Lu, Ki, Sk, Bm, Te

Br, Li, Te

 

S16

079819

13

147

019978

13

EPB41L2

0.68

Br, Pr, Li, Lu, Ki, Sk, Bm, Te

Br, Ki, Li, Sk, Te, Emb, He, Lu

 

S17

114098

11

83

032468

13

NM_014154

0.67

Li, Lu, Ki

Sk, Lu

 

S18

169057

2

125

031393

2

MECP2

0.36

Br, Li, Te, Ki, Lu, Bm, He

Ref. 3

S19

149970

9

147

025658

8

NM_014927

0.21

Br, Pr, Li, Lu, Ki, Sk, Bm, Te

Br, Ki, Te

 

S20

122367

4

368

021798

5

LDB3

0.14

Te

Br, Ki, Li, Te, Emb, He

 

S21

101977

5

117

031139

3

MCF2

0.10

Br

Br, Ki

 

S22

060237

12

279

045962

Matched sequence in intron

PRKWNK1

0.26

Ki, Sk, Bm

Not Skipped

Mouse annotation unclear

S23

136531

3

92

026992

6

Scn3a

0.10

Pr, Te, Ki, FBr

Not Skipped

  

S24

153944

2

41

034017

2

MSI2

1.75

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

S25

121964

5

92

036890

9

NM_024659

1.30

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

S26

155966

19

53

031189

5

FMR2

1.06

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

  

S27

182197

3

108

038616

4

EXT1

0.69

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

mRNA AK130054 (Lu): Exons 2-6 skipped

S28

079739

7

116

025791

8

PGM1

0.36

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

S29

164692

33

108

029661

37

COL1A2

0.14

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

S30

117676

11

89

003644

11

RPS6KA1

0.14

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C1

069188

22

202

041592

16

SDK2

-0.27

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C2

073670

22

120

020926

22

ADAM11

-0.81

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C3

183773

6

97

022763

6

NM_144704

-1.41

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C4

143761

3

111

020440

3

ARF1

-1.62

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C5

146904

4

403

029859

5

EPHA1

-2.01

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C6

140859

6

112

031788

6

KIFC3

-0.99

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C7

018236

13

176

000107

14

CNTN1

-0.71

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C8

008405

12

104

020038

12

CRY1

-1.15

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C9

178035

8

91

006666

8

IMPDH2

-1.15

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C10

164070

7

245

025757

7

OS94_HUMAN

-1.66

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

C11

130812

5

271

038742

6

ANGPTL6

-1.55

Not Skipped

Not Skipped

 

E1

166164

10

108

031660

10

BRD7

-0.98

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

BX377621 (placenta cot 25-normalized)

BI860548 (mammary adenocarcinoma cell line)

AV747130 (Adult Pituitary)

E2

132849

32

84

028562

22

NM_005799

-0.66

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

mRNA AJ224748 (HeLa)

Exon is not seen in any other mRNAs (5) or ESTs (2)

E3

100395

3

134

022394

3

L3MBTL2

-0.86

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

BU171558 (melanotic melanoma)

Exon is included in all other mRNAs (8) and ESTs (>40)

E4

107897

3

121

026781

2

ACBD5

-0.73

EST/mRNA evidence

Br, Ki, Emb

ESTs (neuroblastoma, BM011542, BM011474); mRNAs (BC025309, neuroblastoma; AB082527, brain)

E5

120992

6

74

025903

6

LYPLA1

-0.65

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

BQ434220 (embryonic carcinoma), H04075 (placenta at birth), BE246387 (leukopheresis)

E6

076513

13

161

041870

13

ANKRD13

-1.24

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

AK095130 (substantia nigra)

E7

103876

12

102

030630

12

FAH

-1.26

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

S63549 (tyrosinemia patients), Exon included in 30 ESTs

E8

120137

3

177

018846

4

PANK3

-1.03

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

U46305 (Pancreatic cancer)

E9

124198

35

131

027682

35

ARFGEF2

-1.04

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

BU173319 (Retinablastoma)

E10

106443

5

160

029629

6

PHF14

-1.05

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

BF816107 (adenocarcinoma)

E11

170248

10

178

032504

10

PDCD6IP

-1.56

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

BQ961575 (leiomyosarcoma)

E12

107937

3

104

021149

3

GTPBP4

-1.58

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

AK097093 (spleen, skips exon but retains downstream intron)

E13

134899

12

145

026048

12

ERCC5

-1.59

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

AA191090 (hNT neuroteratocarcinoma neurons)

E14

150753

3

165

022234

3

CCT5

-1.83

EST/mRNA evidence

Not Skipped

AU143554 (retinoblastoma)

E15

132170

6

451

000440

7

PPARG

-1.54

EST/mRNA evidence

Br, Ki, Li, Emb, Te

BI524664 (NIH_MGC_122), CA426975 (subchondral bone)

Samples S1–S30 are candidate ACEs, samples C1–C11 are low-scoring ACEs (scored <0), and samples E1–E15 are low-scoring ACEs with human EST/mRNA evidence of skipping. Abbreviations for tissues are as follows. Ce, cerebellum; Br, whole brain; FBr, fetal brain; Sk, skeletal muscle; Li, liver; Lu, lung; He, heart; Bm, bone marrow; Te, testis; Pr, prostate; Ki, kidney; FLi, fetal liver; Emb, embryonic mix.

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