Table 1 The number, density and evolutionary conservation of G4 motifs in the nuclear and mitochondrial (mt) genomes of four fission yeasts
DNA sequence | Genome size | Genome GC fraction | Number of G4 motifs | G4/bp | Fraction of genome (bp) aligned to Sp | Number of S. pombe G4 motifs conserved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. pombe nuclear | 12.6Â Mb | 0.36 | 446 | 3.55E-05 | 1 | NA |
S. octosporus nuclear | 11.3Â Mb | 0.38 | 539 | 4.78E-05 | 0.576 | 27 |
S. cryophilus nuclear | 11.5Â Mb | 0.38 | 443 | 3.85E-05 | 0.576 | 20 |
S. japonicus nuclear | 11.1Â Mb | 0.44 | 1758 | 1.58E-04 | 0.435 | 31 |
S. pombe mt | 19.4Â kb | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA |
S. octosporus mt | 44.2Â kb | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA |
S. cryophilus mt | 32.7Â kb | 0.30 | 1 | 3.06E-05 | NA | NA |
S. japonicus mt | 80.1Â kb | 0.20 | 5 | 6.25E-05 | NA | NA |