Table 3

Characteristics of randomly-selected vs. transcription factor binding site (TFBS)-associated CNCSs and controls sequences

Number

Length (bp)

Hs-mmHuman-Mouse % homology (%)(range)

% G+C content (%)(range)

Intergenic/intronic distribution (%)

Random CNCSs

71

254.7 ± 73.8

89

37.7

73.2/26.8

(80-98)

(28.1-63.1)

Control sequences

21

236 ± 56.7

58

41.5

47.6/52.4

(49-63)

(25-60)

TFBS CNCSs

23

148.4 ± 53.5

78

52.3

47.8/52.2

(70-90)

(39.5-73.7)

Attanasio et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R168   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-12-r168