FIG. 1.

Schematic alignment of the predicted amino acid sequence comparison of full-length BmILM5 and the sequences of paramyosin from D. immitis (Di) and O. volvulus (Ov). The sequence of BmILM5 is one continuous open reading frame encoding 880 amino acids, while O. volvulus paramyosin consists of 879 residues and the D. immitis sequence is missing the NH₂ and COOH extremities. Regions containing amino acids identical to the published sequences of O. volvulus and D. immitis paramyosins are boxed. Stop codons are indicated by asterisks. Missing residues are shown by dashes. The arrow indicates the COOH end of BmILM6.