Table 4 Comparison of genomic regions flanked by Elmod2 and Tbc1d9 in selected organisms
From: The brown adipocyte differentiation pathway in birds: An evolutionary road not taken
Organism | Interval between Elmod2-Tbc1d9 (bases) | Number of ORF > 100 aa | UCP1 gene length | Number of exons | Longest exon (bases) | Shortest exon (bases) | Chromosome or scaffold* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zebrafish | 40,123 | 15 | 14,435 | 7 | 1,592 | 77 | 1 |
Xenopus | 25,058 | 6 | 3,601 | 6 | 208 | 102 | 16 |
Lizard | 6,978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 126* |
Chicken | 8,888 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Platypus | 64,497 | 15 | 14,793 | 6 | 199 | 102 | 33 |
Armadillo | 22,088 | 12 | 5,037 | 6 | 201 | 102 | 5,996* |
Mouse | 37,694 | 15 | 8,101 | 6 | 595 | 102 | 8 |
Human | 68,425 | 15 | 8,958 | 6 | 250 | 102 | 4 |