Table 1 The number of human genes and transcripts in the new CHESS (Comprehensive Human Expressed SequenceS) database built from 9795 RNA-seq experiments, with comparisons to the RefSeq database. ncRNA noncoding RNA, lncRNA long noncoding RNA gene, miscRNA miscellaneous RNA
Type of gene | Number in RefSeq | Number in CHESS |
|---|---|---|
Protein-coding genes | 20,054 | 20,352 |
 ncRNA genes | ||
- lncRNA | 14,788 | 18,887 |
- Antisense | 23 | 2144 |
- miscRNA | 1217 | 1228 |
 Total gene counts | 36,082 | 42,611 |
Transcripts in protein-coding genes | 127,718 | 266,331 |
 Transcripts in ncRNA genes | ||
- lncRNA | 28,015 | 49,892 |
- Antisense | 28 | 2688 |
- miscRNA | 2005 | 4347 |
 Total transcripts | 157,766 | 323,258 |