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Table 1 Number of low-complexity regions (LCRs) in chordate homologous proteins

From: Dissecting the role of low-complexity regions in the evolution of vertebrate proteins

 

High LCR content

Intermediate LCR content

Low LCR content

 

Human

Mouse

Chicken

Zebrafish

C. intestinalis

N proteins

5,518

5,548

5,546

6,820

5,011

N LCRs

753

715

480

666

188

Proteins with LCRsa

561 (10.2%)

532 (9.6%)

364 (6.6%)

498 (7.3%)

162 (3.2%)

LCRs per proteinb

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.34

1.16

  1. aDifferences were highly significant between species from the groups High LCR content, Intermediate LCR content and Low LCR content (p < 10-3). bLCRs per protein was only calculated for proteins with LCRs.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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