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Table 1 Micro/minisatellites that regulate gene transcription.

From: Trend-TDT – a transmission/disequilibrium based association test on functional mini/microsatellites

Genes regulated

VNTR localization

Repeat unit

Length of alleles

Transcription regulation a

Interacting factor b

Microsatellites

     

   EGF receptor

intron 1

(CA)n

14–21

down

 

   metalloproteinase 9

promoter

(CA)n

14–23

down

 

   Pax-6

promoter -1 kb

(AC)m (AG)n

24–36

up

 

   HLA-DRB

intron 2

(GT)m (GA)n

(15–22)(4–15)

down

CTCF (ZNF)

   NOS2A

promoter -2.5 kb

(CCTTT)n

8–18

up

 

   COL1A2

promoter, intron 1

(CA)n(CG)n(CA)n

(14–21)(6–7)(8)

up

 

   prolactin

promoter

(TG)m (CA)n

(8–15)(4–13)

down

 

   phospholipase A2

promoter -595 bp

(CA)n

48

down

 

   heme oxygenase

promoter -240 bp

(GT)n

16–38

up

 

   CD30 gene

promoter -400 bp

(CCAT)n

2–12

repression

 

Minisatellites

     

   HRAS

3':1 kb after polyA

28 bp repeat

30–84

up

NF-kappa B

   Insulin

promoter -596 bp

14 bp repeat

40–157

up

Pur-1

   ABO gene

promoter -3.6 kb

43 bp repeat

4–6

up

CBF/NF-Y

  1. a The direction of transcription regulation is according to elongation of alleles;
  2. b If identified, transcription factors that interact with the micro/minisatellites are mentioned.