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Table 3 Comparison of exon sizes of zfDsgα with those of human and mouse Dsg2

From: Desmosomal cadherins in zebrafish epiboly and gastrulation

Exon

hDsg2

mDsg2

zfDsga

Protein domain

1

+45

+60

+54

S+P

2

36

36

129

EC1

3

135

174

162

 

4

162

162

142

EC2

5

145

145

164

 

6

167

167

132

EC3

7

138

138

186

 

8

186

186

395

EA4

9

266

266

143

EA

10

143

143

222

TM

11

228

228

240

IA

12

228

228

119

ICS

13

122

122

297

LD

14

333

330

1044

RUD

15

+1020

+1020

 

TD

  1. The numbers bold italics indicate exons having identical sizes. The right hand column shows the approximate correspondence with the protein domains. Abbreviations as for Table 1 and in addition ICS = intracellular cadherin-like segment, LD = linker domain, RUD = repeat unit domain.
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BMC Developmental Biology

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