Table 1 The 1st percentile of human protein-coding genes which contain human-specific STRs (length-wise) in their TIS-flanking genomic DNA sequence

NVL

ENSG00000143748

ENST00000436927

(T)22

ATP binding

OR4K2

ENSG00000165762

ENST00000641885

(T)20

Olfactory receptor activity

MGRN1

ENSG00000102858

ENST00000591895

(A)18

–

SULT1A3

ENSG00000261052

ENST00000338971

Sulfotransferase activity

ENST00000395138

GDI2

ENSG00000057608

ENST00000380127

(T)17

GTPase activator activity

ENST00000609712

SULT1A4

ENSG00000213648

ENST00000360423

(A)17

Sulfotransferase activity

ZNF283

ENSG00000167637

ENST00000618787

(T)17

Regulation of transcription

ENST00000593268

ADAP2

ENSG00000184060

ENST00000581548

(A)16

GTPase activator activity

DDX20

ENSG00000064703

ENST00000475700

Nucleic acid binding

SGIP1

ENSG00000118473

ENST00000435165

(A)16

Clathrin-dependent endocytosis

LCA5L

ENSG00000157578

ENST00000288350

Intraciliary transport

ENST00000485895

ENST00000418018

ENST00000448288

ENST00000434281

ENST00000438404

ENST00000411566

ENST00000415863

ENST00000426783

ENST00000456017

ENST00000451131

LRRC36

ENSG00000159708

ENST00000569499

(T)14

–

ENST00000568804

OR7A10

ENSG00000127515

ENST00000641129

(CT)14

G protein-coupled receptor activity

POLR2F

ENSG00000100142

ENST00000492213

(T)14

Transcription, DNA templated

SNX19

ENSG00000120451

ENST00000528555

(T)14

Integral component of membrane

ENST00000530356

TEX11

ENSG00000120498

ENST00000395889

(TTCC)14

Meiotic cell cycle

ACAT1

ENSG00000075239

ENST00000527942

(T)13

Transferring acyl groups

CHRFAM7A

ENSG00000166664

ENST00000299847

(T)13

Ion transmembrane transport

ENST00000562729

GALK2

ENSG00000156958

ENST00000560654

(TG)13

Phosphotransferase activity

ENST00000396509

ENST00000558145

ENST00000544523

ENST00000560138