Table 1.

Comparison of flatworm and vertebrate Cavα identity

DjSmHs
Cav1ACav1BCav1ACav1BCav2ACav1.1Cav1.2Cav1.3Cav1.4Cav2.3Cav3.1
Cav1 Dj
    Cav1A52%57%54%39%49%48%49%48%38%23%
    Cav1B50%61%34%49%46%47%48%37%22%
  • Sequences were aligned using the BLOSUM62 scoring matrix (ClustalW MSA), and amino acid identities were computed. Sm.Cav1 was renamed Sm.Cav1A, owing to the in silico predication of a second Cav1 subunit in Schistosoma mansoni (named Sm.Cav1B, GenBank #CAZ34413.1). Subunits for which complete coding sequences have been biologically verified are shown in bold. Groupings with the highest identity are underlined. The following accession numbers were used: Schistosoma mansoni (Sm): Sm.Cav1A (AF361884), Sm.Cav1B (CAZ34413.1), Sm.Cav2A (AF361883); Homo sapiens (Hs): Hs.Cav1.1 (Q13698), Hs.Cav1.2 (Q13936), Hs.Cav1.3 (Q1668), Hs.Cav1.4 (O60840), Hs.Cav2.3 (Q15878), Hs.Cav3.1 (O43497).