Heat shock factor binding in Alu repeats expands its involvement in stress through an antisense mechanism

Table 2 HSF site distribution in Alu and non-Alu regions in heat shock responsive transcripts across the upstream 5-kb and genic regions

Region	HSF sites	Up-regulated	Down-regulated
Upstream	Alu + non-Alu	731	1,592
	Exclusively in Alu	60	184
	Exclusively in non-Alu	430	833
Genic	Alu + non-Alu	775	1,737
	Exclusively in Alu	12	13
	Exclusively in non-Alu	238	433

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