CLUSTAL 2.0.10 multiple sequence alignment Alignment of the 8 proteins closest to the human query protein. * denotes a perfectly conserved column, and : and . denote well conserved columns. You will notice some regions of very good conservation among all these proteins. Brucella_suis MADVHQKNHDYHIIAPSPWPFLSSVGAFVLAIGGIAWMRYINAGELPFFG 50 Brucella_abortus MADVHQKNHDYHIIAPSPWPFLSSVGAFVLAIGGIAWMRYINAGELPFFG 50 Mesorhizobium_sp. MADAHAKKHDYHIIDPSPWPFIASVGALVMALGAIAWMKAAQGSSFPVFG 50 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi MATAQVK-HDYHLVDPSPWPIVGATAAFIMAVGAILWMHHMTAAAPIIFG 49 Homo_sapiens ---MTHQSHAYHMVKPSPWPLTGALSALLMTSGLAMWFHFHSMT------ 41 Shewanella_oneidensis -MTTKHET--YYVPAQSAWPIVGAIGLFLIAFGAGQFVTQLKSGNSGGG- 46 Shewanella_sp. -MTTKHET--YYVPAQSAWPIVGAIGLFLIAFGAGHFVHQLKSGASGGG- 46 Burkholderia_phymatum -MSGQNESPYYFIPHPSRHPISAAVGLLVMLGSFAAWVN----GEPWAP- 44 : *.: * *: .: . ::: . :. Brucella_suis LNVVTP--WIFFIGLAIVLYCMFGWWSDTIKEG-HEGHHTRVVSLHLRYG 97 Brucella_abortus LNVVTP--WIFFIGLAIVLYCMFGWWSDTIKEG-HEGHHTRVVSLHLRYG 97 Mesorhizobium_sp. IDLAASRFWLFLIGLLIILYTMFSWWSDTIREG-QEGHHTAVVSLHLRYG 99 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi ------------IGVVGVLYTMASWWADVIREAEHKGDHTRVVQISHRYG 87 Homo_sapiens ---------LLMLGLLTNTLTMYQWWRDVTRESTYQGHHTPPVQKGLRYG 82 Shewanella_oneidensis --------YILFAGIAVILFMLVGWFRTVIQES-MTGLYSHQMDRSFRQG 87 Shewanella_sp. --------YILLAGIVVILFMLVGWFRTVIQES-MTGLYSHQMDRSFRQG 87 Burkholderia_phymatum --------ITALIGLLWLLFTLYHWFGDAISES-EGGMYGKRVDTSFRWS 85 *: : *: . *. * : :. * . Brucella_suis MIMFIASEVMFFVAWFWAFFDASLFPN---------EVHQVARAEFTGGV 138 Brucella_abortus MIMFIASEVMFFVAWFWAFFDASLFPN---------EVHQVARAEFTGGV 138 Mesorhizobium_sp. MIMFIASELMFFVAWFWAFFDASLFPG---------DPSQVSRAEFTGGT 140 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi MILFITSEVMFFVAWFWAFFNSALFPG---------DPVHVTREALFGGV 128 Homo_sapiens MILFITSEVFFFAGFFWAFYHSSLAP-----------------TPQLGGH 115 Shewanella_oneidensis MSWFIFSEVMFFAAFFGALFYARMFAVPWLGGASNNAMTHEVLWPNFEAV 137 Shewanella_sp. MSWFIFSEVMFFAAFFGALFYARMVAVPWLGGASNNAMTHEVLWPHFEAV 137 Burkholderia_phymatum MSWFIFSEVMFFGAFFGALFYAREIAMHQLG-----SLDYKLIWPDFTAV 130 * ** **::** .:* *:: : . . Brucella_suis WPPKG-------IEVLDPLH-LPLYNTVILLLSGTTLTWAHHALLHNDRK 180 Brucella_abortus WPPKG-------IEVLDPLH-LPLYNTVILLLSGTTLTWAHHALLHNDRK 180 Mesorhizobium_sp. WPPHG-------VEVLDPFH-LPLYNTIILLLSGTTVTWAHHALLENDRK 182 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi WPPKG-------IQTFDPWH-LPLLNTLILLTSGTTVTWAHHALLNGDRK 170 Homo_sapiens WPPTG-------ITPLNPLE-VPLLNTSVLLASGVSITWAHHSLMENNRN 157 Shewanella_oneidensis WPLLTTPDGTK--TEAMPWNGLPLINTIVLLTSSVTLHFAHISLEKGKRS 185 Shewanella_sp. WPLLTTPDGTK--TEAMPWNGLPLVNTIVLLTSSVTLHFAHTSLEKGKRS 185 Burkholderia_phymatum WPNIGPADLVSHFKSMTPWP-VPTINTALLLSSGATLTVSHHALRDNHRT 179 ** * :* ** :** *..:: :* :* ...*. Brucella_suis GMITGLAITVALGVLFSCVQAYEYIHAP----FAFKDSIYGATFFMATGF 226 Brucella_abortus GMITGLAITVALGVLFSCVQAYEYIHAP----FAFKDSIYGATFFMATGF 226 Mesorhizobium_sp. GLVAGLAVTVALGILFSFVQAYEYMHAP----FAFSDSIYGATFFMATGF 228 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi GLKWGLILTIALGAIFTCVQAYEYQHAA----FSFAGNVYGATFFMATGF 216 Homo_sapiens QMIQALLITILLGLYFTLLQASEYFESP----FTISDGIYGSTFFVATGF 203 Shewanella_oneidensis AITLWLGLTILLGIGFLALQVAEYRHAYEEMGLTLTSGIYGNTFFLLTGF 235 Shewanella_sp. AITLWLGLTILLGISFLALQAEEYSHAYHEMGLTLTSGVYGNTFFLLTGF 235 Burkholderia_phymatum KAIAWLAATLVLGVSFLFLQGFEYFHAYNELNLTLASGVYGSTFFLLTGF 229 * *: ** * :* ** .: ::: ..:** ***: *** Brucella_suis HGFHVLIGTIFLLVCLFRAIGGDFTPKQHFGFEAAAWYWHFVDVVWLFLF 276 Brucella_abortus HGFHVLIGTIFLLVCLFRAIGGDFTPKQHFGFEAAAWYWHFVDVVWLFLF 276 Mesorhizobium_sp. HGFHVIVGTIFLAVCLLRAMAGQFTPKQHFGFEAAAWYWHFVDVVWLFLF 278 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi HGFHVLVGTIFLIVCLFRANAGHFTPSQHLGFEFAAWYWHFVDVVWLFLF 266 Homo_sapiens HGLHVIIGSTFLTICFIRQLMFHFTSKHHFGFEAAAWYWHFVDVVWLFLY 253 Shewanella_oneidensis HGMHVTLGTIFLLVLFFRVLKGHFSADKHFAFQAGSWYWHFVDVVWLCLF 285 Shewanella_sp. HGMHVTLGTIFLLVLFFRVLKDHFSADKHFVFQAGSWYWHFVDVVWLCLF 285 Burkholderia_phymatum HGFHVFLGGTMLAVVLVRLIRGHFTADHHFAFEGAAWYWHFVDVVWLGLY 279 **:** :* :* : :.* .*:..:*: *: .:*********** *: Brucella_suis FAIYVWGGWGAPMHGG-- 292 Brucella_abortus FAIYVWGGWGAPMHGG-- 292 Mesorhizobium_sp. AFIYVWASAGATIAH--- 293 Nitrobacter_winogradskyi VCIYIWGNGAAAMAHAAH 284 Homo_sapiens VSIYWWG----------- 260 Shewanella_oneidensis IFVYVL------------ 291 Shewanella_sp. IFVYVL------------ 291 Burkholderia_phymatum VVVYWL------------ 285 :*