MUSCLE (3.7) multiple sequence alignment of 10 proteins close to the human query protein. * denotes a perfectly conserved column, and : and . denote well conserved columns. You will notice some regions of good conservation among all these proteins. P.heparinus ------------------------------------------------------------ M.caseolyticus ----------------MTVERWPS------------------------------------ B.cereus ----------------LTNETFPA------------------------------------ B.anthracis ----------MHVDEKLTNETFPA------------------------------------ F.tularensis ----------------VTAEHN-------------------------------------- C.koseri ----------------MATDTLAQTHATAHA----------------------------- K.sedentarius ----------------PVTRPNMA------------------------------------ B.pseudomallei SAAVGLLIMLGSFALWVNGEPWAPYTAL-------------------------------- A.borkumensis -------------YYVPESSPWPLTASIGLFMTAIGGAHFIQQSTMA---DMEPSFIGKP E.sibiricum -----DTHQKNHDYHIIDPSPWPLLASIGAFIMTFGGVCYMRYLSGGSFKLFGAELANPW H.sapiens -----MTHQ-SHAYHMVKPSPWPLTGALSALLMTSGLAMWFHFHSMT------------- P.heparinus -----------------------------------KPKKFVLWLFVVSSTIMFGGWT-SY M.caseolyticus --------------------------HPETASLEGKNKLLGFWIFLGGETALFASLF-AT B.cereus --------------------------EPEKATLEGKNKFVGFWLFLGGETVLFASLF-GT B.anthracis --------------------------EPEKATLEGKNKFVGFWLFLGGETVLFASLF-GT F.tularensis --------------------------HHHEHHFDGSKNVFGFWIYIMSDCVLFATLF-AT C.koseri --------------------------HEHGHHDAGQTKIFGFWIYLMSDCILFSILF-AT K.sedentarius --------------------------------------AVGTIVWLGSELMFFAGLF-AM B.pseudomallei ---VGLLWLLFVLYHWFGDAIAESE-GGMYGKRVDKSYRWSMSWFIFSEVMFFGAFFGAL A.borkumensis LFFLGLTWLLVVIALWWRDTIKESV-GGLHSNQLGGSYRQGMLWFIFSEVMFFAAFFGAM E.sibiricum LFYIGLVIVLYVMYAWWADTIKEAN-EGSHTRVVSLHLRYGMIMFIASEVMFFVAWFWAY H.sapiens LLMLGLLTNTLTMYQWWRDVTRESTYQGHHTPPVQKGLRYGMILFITSEVFFFAGFFWAF :: .. :* . P.heparinus YIVFSASK-----------------------------GKGHGLVLPDVF-----IYSTAV M.caseolyticus YLALKDHV-----------------------------PSEDHLLAKDLFHLPLAFVMTML B.cereus YLALKNST-----------------------------NGGPS--SQEMFQMPLVFIMTML B.anthracis YLALKNST-----------------------------NGGPT--SQEMFQMPLVFIMTML F.tularensis FAVFHKHT-----------------------------FGGPG--AQELFSLPYVFVETML C.koseri YAVLVNGT-----------------------------AGGPT--GKDIFELPFVLVETFL K.sedentarius YFTLRAVAPQL--------------------WD---------LHTPSLN-VPFALGNTMI B.pseudomallei FYAREIAMHQLG-----SLDYKLIWPDFSAVWP-NEGPGALVGHFKTMGPWPIPTLNTAL A.borkumensis FYTRWLILPWLSGEGSNAMTHELLWPNFQAMWPLTVTPAG--DTTQAMGAWGLPAINTAI E.sibiricum FDASLFPHEAI---------QASRLEYTGGQWP----PKG----IEVIDPWHLPLYNTVI H.sapiens YHSSLAPTPQL-----------------GGHWP----PTG----ITPLNPLEVPLLNTSV : : * : P.heparinus LVASSICLFLASRALKVGNTG--------------SQKLFLWATMALGCVFAYLQFDAWS M.caseolyticus LLTSSLTSVYALYHMKNYDFK--------------KMITWLIITVLLGLGFLGLEIYEFV B.cereus LLTSSLTSVYAMYHMKNFHFK--------------QMQLWLLVTVLLGLGFLGFEIYEFY B.anthracis LLTSSLTSVYAMYHMKNFNFK--------------KMQLWLLVTVLLGLGFLGFEIYEFY F.tularensis LLISSFIFGLAMLNRNSENIN--------------HVIKFLWITFFLGLGFIIMEVHEFY C.koseri LLFSSITYGMAAIAMHKDNKS--------------QVVSWLALTFLFGAGFIGMEIYEFH K.sedentarius LVISSV---WCQLGVMKAEHGQSSRTGSLLQVGKWGMREWYVLTYIFGSVFIAGQVFEYA B.pseudomallei LLSSGATLTVSHHALREDHRG--------------KAIAWLAATLVLGVCFLFLQGFEYF A.borkumensis LLVSSVTLTIAHHALLEGKRG--------------TVIAFQAATVILGVIFLFLQVEEYI E.sibiricum LLLSGTCVTWAHHALLHNDRK--------------GLISGLALTVALGVLFSTVQVYEYI H.sapiens LLASGVSITWAHHSLMENNRN--------------QMIQALLITILLGLYFTLLQASEYF *: *. . * :* * : : P.heparinus VLFHTGAAMVNNNAAISMIYIVSGFHLLHIFAGLCIVLNALIGAY-KEMSLEQRKYRMEI M.caseolyticus EYVHK-GHTFRSSAFGSAFYFLVGTHGFHVIIGLTWIILLIVRNM-KRGLSVYNAAKFNT B.cereus HYAHEFKHTMRSSAFGSAFYALVGTHGLHVLFGLCWILTLIFRNA-KRGLNLYNAPKFYV B.anthracis HYAHEFKHTMRSSAFGSAFYALVGTHGLHVLFGLCWILTLIFRNA-KRGLNLYNAPKFYV F.tularensis ELAIE-GHTWSSSAFLSSFFTLVGTHGLHVSMGLIWIVSMIFQLK-KYGMNPMAKTKLTY C.koseri HLIVE-GMGPDRSGFLSAFFALVGTHGLHVTSGLIWMAVLMVQIA-RRGLTSTNRTRIMC K.sedentarius ELVHE-GFTLQTDSYTSIFYLATGFHGIHVLGGLMAFLLIIGRTFTTRHYSHSQATGAIV B.pseudomallei HAYNELNLTLGSGVYGSTFFLLTGFHGFHVFLGGTMLAVVLARMI-RGHFKPDHHFAFEG A.borkumensis HAYTELGLTLDAGIYGSLFFLLTGFHGAHVTIGTIFLFVTLLRVI-KGHFDEENNFAWEA E.sibiricum HA----PFDFKNSIYGATFFMATGFHGFHVFVGTVFLLVCLFRAI-AGGFTPKQHFGFEA H.sapiens ES----PFTISDGIYGSTFFVATGFHGLHVIIGSTFLTICFIRQL-MFHFTSKHHFGFEA . : :: * * *: * . : P.heparinus ASIFWHFIDILWIYLYV-------- M.caseolyticus AALYWHFIDVVWVFIFTVVYLLG-- B.cereus ASIYWHFIDVVWVFIFTVVYLMG-- B.anthracis ASIYWHFIDVVWVFIFTVVYLMG-- F.tularensis LGLFWHFLDIVWIFVFSIVYLLG-- C.koseri LSLFWHFLDVVWICVFTVVYLMG-- K.sedentarius TSYYWHFVDVVWIVLFASIY----- B.pseudomallei AAWYWHFVDVVWLGLYVVVYW---- A.borkumensis GAWYWHFVDVVWLFLFITVYW---- E.sibiricum AAWYWHFVDVVWLFLFFAIYIWGGW H.sapiens AAWYWHFVDVVWLFLYVSIYWWG-- . :***:*::*: ::