FIG. 3.

Murine cDNA sequences obtained from whole skin, dispase-separated epidermis, and cultured keratinocytes were compared with established cDNA sequences from the consensus cryptdin gene and the cryptdin-1, -2, -3, -5, and -6 isoforms. Nucleotides are numbered from the first residue of the initiating methionine codon. An X in the consensus sequence indicates a position at which at least two sequences contain nucleotide substitutions. Coding sequences are indicated with uppercase letters, while untranslated sequences are indicated with lowercase letters. The junction between exon 1 and exon 2 is also indicated.