Table 1

Analysis of germ cell transcripts assigned to the BiCHM minimal region

Locus nameESTExpressionBlastNBlastP
Hs, Homo sapiens; Mm, Mus musculus; Rn, Rattus norvegicus; Bt, Bos taurus; Mmu, Macca mulatta.
19q transcript 1AW590347 AI968795Hs germ cellRn BF522719 (10−141) RnMm hypothetical
Mm oocyte, testisAI575717 (10−88)XP_163149 (10–73)
Rn neurone
19q transcript 2BF514792 BF513988Hs ovary and pooled ESTs including ovaryNoneNo ORF detected
BF194782 BF115988
BF941764
19q transcript 3BG718783Hs testisNoneNo ORF detected
19q transcript 4AW297892Hs ovary and pooled ESTs including ovaryNoneNo ORF detected
BF061107
RFPL4-like A RFPL4-like BNoneMm oocyte, testisHs XM_064986 (10−144)Hs XM_064986 (10–110)
Hs RFPL3 (10−24)Hs RFPL1 (10–94)
Mm RFPL4 (10−20)Hs RFPL3 (10–92)
Mm RFPL4 (10–84)
MATER (NALP5)NoneMmu ovaryMmu CB228956 (10−174)Hs NALP4 (10–122)
Bt oocyteBt Z86039 (10−18)Hs NALP2 (10–106)
Mm oocyteMm Mater (10−11)Hs NALP1 (10–77)