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Figure 13 | Genome Biology

Figure 13

From: Expansion of a novel endogenous retrovirus throughout the pericentromeres of modern humans

Figure 13

ChIP analysis shows that K222 proviruses are found in pericentromeric regions. Quantitative PCR of K222 DNA, the centromeric 11-mer alphoid repeat of chromosome 21 (alphoidChr.21) DNA, and 5S ribosomal DNA immunoprecipitated by antibodies to CENPA, CENPB, H3K9Me3, or control IgG. (A) Compared to the control IgG fraction, K222 is enriched 50-fold in the H3K9Me3 fraction, but not in the centromeric CENPA and CENPB protein fractions. (B) The positive control, the alphoidChr.21, is enriched approximately 8-fold in each of the CENPA and CENPB fractions, and approximately 650-fold in the H3K9Me3 fraction. (C) The negative control, 5S ribosomal DNA present in the q arm of chromosome 1, shows no significant enrichment with antibodies to CENPA, CENPB, or H3K9Me3. Graphs show the relative enrichment normalized to control IgG-precipitated fractions from three independent experiments. Asterisks indicate statistical significance: *** = P <0.001, ** = P <0.01, * = P <0.05, n.s = not significant.

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