Table 1

Analysis of 3′HS1 and 3′HS2 function in transgenic mice

ConstructLineCopy no.huβ-mRNA/mα-mRNAhuβ-mRNA/copy*Uniform, variegated
β-globin 0.001 + 0.0005 0.001 ND 
 0.0025 + 0.002 0.001 ND 
 0.002 + 0.001 0.002 ND 
 0.001 + 0.0001 0.001 ND 
 0.000 + 0.0003 0.000 ND 
 0.066 + 0.012 0.066 
 0.001 + 0.0001 0.001 ND 
 0.002 + 0.001 0.001 ND 
 0.001 + 0.0003 0.001 ND 
 0.002 + 0.0005 0.002 ND 
    Mean: 0.008 + 0.02          
3′HS1-β-globin-3′HS1 10 2.47 + 0.46 0.247 
 0.17 + 0.04 0.17 
 0.22 + 0.024 0.06 
 0.23 + 0.012 0.078 
 0.37 + 0.02 0.12 
 2.26 + 0.17 0.565 
    Mean: 0.21 + 0.19 P = 0.009          
3′HS2-β-globin-3′HS2 0.033 + 0.005 0.033 
 0.011 + 0.002 0.011 
 0.002 + 0.001 0.002 ND 
 0.028 + 0.01 0.014 
 0.018 + 0.002 0.009 ND 
 0.047 + 0.012 0.047 
    Mean: 0.02 + 0.02 P = 0.186          
3′HS1 + 2-β-globin-3′HS1 + 2 0.127 + 0.034 0.032 
 0.05 + 0.008 0.01 ND 
 0.083 + 0.012 0.042 
 0.012 + 0.006 0.004 ND 
 0.192 + 0.055 0.032 
 0.053 + 0.013 0.053 ND 
 0.037 + 0.013 0.037 ND 
 0.147 + 0.062 0.049 
 0.22 + 0.037 0.025 
 0.13 + 0.016 0.026 
    Mean: 0.031 + 0.016          
ConstructLineCopy no.huβ-mRNA/mα-mRNAhuβ-mRNA/copy*Uniform, variegated
β-globin 0.001 + 0.0005 0.001 ND 
 0.0025 + 0.002 0.001 ND 
 0.002 + 0.001 0.002 ND 
 0.001 + 0.0001 0.001 ND 
 0.000 + 0.0003 0.000 ND 
 0.066 + 0.012 0.066 
 0.001 + 0.0001 0.001 ND 
 0.002 + 0.001 0.001 ND 
 0.001 + 0.0003 0.001 ND 
 0.002 + 0.0005 0.002 ND 
    Mean: 0.008 + 0.02          
3′HS1-β-globin-3′HS1 10 2.47 + 0.46 0.247 
 0.17 + 0.04 0.17 
 0.22 + 0.024 0.06 
 0.23 + 0.012 0.078 
 0.37 + 0.02 0.12 
 2.26 + 0.17 0.565 
    Mean: 0.21 + 0.19 P = 0.009          
3′HS2-β-globin-3′HS2 0.033 + 0.005 0.033 
 0.011 + 0.002 0.011 
 0.002 + 0.001 0.002 ND 
 0.028 + 0.01 0.014 
 0.018 + 0.002 0.009 ND 
 0.047 + 0.012 0.047 
    Mean: 0.02 + 0.02 P = 0.186          
3′HS1 + 2-β-globin-3′HS1 + 2 0.127 + 0.034 0.032 
 0.05 + 0.008 0.01 ND 
 0.083 + 0.012 0.042 
 0.012 + 0.006 0.004 ND 
 0.192 + 0.055 0.032 
 0.053 + 0.013 0.053 ND 
 0.037 + 0.013 0.037 ND 
 0.147 + 0.062 0.049 
 0.22 + 0.037 0.025 
 0.13 + 0.016 0.026 
    Mean: 0.031 + 0.016          

U indicates uniform expression (100% of cells express human β-globin); V, variegated expression (< 100% of cells express human β-globin); and ND, level of human β-globin protein was insufficient for analysis.

*

huβ-mRNA/copy = huβ-mRNA/mα-mRNA divided by copy number for each line.

mRNA levels below 0.005 are indistinguishable from background and are scored as negative.

Compared with 3′HS1 + 2-β-globin-3′HS1 + 2.

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