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Table 6 Distribution of SIDER retroposons among differentially expressed Leishmania spp. transcripts.

From: Genome-wide gene expression profiling analysis of Leishmania major and Leishmania infantum developmental stages reveals substantial differences between the two species

 

Differentially Expressed Transcriptsa

Genomic Distributionb

Species

Life Stage

SIDER1%

SIDER2%

SIDER1%

SIDER2%

L. major

amastigote

23.9

18.3

11.6

15.0

 

promastigote

10.6

11.6

  

L. infantum

amastigote

14.1

11.9

9.4

15.8

 

promastigote

8.4

12.4

  
  1. a As determined by the DNA microarray experiments (this study).
  2. b Refined species-specific hidden Markov model profiles were used to determine the genomic distribution of two SIDER families in L. infantum and L. major ([46]; Smith et al. unpublished)). Values represent the proportion of annotated coding sequences that potentially harbor at least one SIDER element in their 3'UTR. The percentage of SIDERs in differentially expressed transcripts is compared with the genomic distribution of SIDERs.