Identification of Alternative Variants and Insertion of the Novel Polymorphic AluYl17 in TSEN54 Gene during Primate Evolution

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Real-time RT-qPCR analysis of TSEN54 original and Alu-exonized transcripts in various tissues of cynomolgus, rhesus monkey, and human. Expression pattern of TSEN54 original transcript in cynomolgus monkey (a), rhesus monkey (b), and human (c). Expression pattern of Alu-exonized transcript in cynomolgus monkey (d), rhesus monkey (e), and human (f). Cynomolgus monkey panels: 1, cerebellum; 2, cerebrum; 3, kidney; 4, colon; 5, liver; 6, lung; 7, pancreas; 8, small intestine; 9, spleen 10, stomach; 11, testis. Rhesus monkey panels: 1, cerebellum; 2, cerebrum; 3, kidney; 4, colon; 5, liver; 6, lung; 7, pancreas; 8, small intestine; 9, spleen 10, stomach; 11, ovary. Human panels: 1, bone marrow; 2, whole brain; 3, fetal brain; 4, colon; 5, small intestine; 6, heart; 7, kidney; 8, liver; 9, fetal liver; 10, lung; 11, placenta; 12, prostate; 13, skeletal muscle; 14, spinal cord; 15, spleen; 16, stomach; 17, testis; 18, thymus; 19, trachea; 20, uterus.

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