Table 2 |
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Combined (top + next vs. not enriched +depleted) sets of miRNAs. |
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| Top+Next (n = 36) |
Not Enriched+Depleted (n = 30) |
p-value |
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| Zone 2 |
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| # of stem segments |
3.53 ± 0.18 |
2.90 ± 0.17 |
0.016* |
| Longest stem segment, nt |
8.78 ± 0.54 |
11.3 ± 0.67 |
0.0043** |
| Bulges |
3.31 ± 0.20 |
2.50 ± 0.17 |
0.0042** |
| Bulges ≥ 3 nt on either side |
0.20 ± 0.07 |
0.40 ± 0.12 |
0.15 |
| Symmetrical bulges |
2.17 ± 0.21 |
1.47 ± 0.21 |
0.023* |
| Bulges 1-0 or 1-1 |
2.22 ± 0.22 |
1.40 ± 0.22 |
0.010** |
| Bulges 1-1 |
1.64 ± 0.20 |
0.80 ± 0.19 |
0.0045** |
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| Zone 3 |
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| Bulges |
1.08 ± 0.14 |
0.93 ± 0.17 |
0.50 |
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| Zones 2 and 3 |
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| Bulges |
4.39 ± 0.27 |
3.43 ± 0.23 |
0.011* |
| Symmetrical bulges |
2.83 ± 0.25 |
2.03 ± 0.23 |
0.023* |
| Bulges 1-0 or 1-1 |
3.0 ± 0.27 |
1.93 ± 0.24 |
0.0048** |
| Bulges 1-1 |
2.14 ± 0.22 |
1.13 ± 0.21 |
0.0015** |
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See text for details. Values are mean ± S.E.M., and p-values were calculated using two-tailed unpaired t-test with equal variance. *significant at p = 0.05 or better. **significant at p = 0.01 or better. |
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Smalheiser Biology Direct 2008 3:44 doi:10.1186/1745-6150-3-44 |
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