Table 2.

Amino Acid Substitutions in Mx Protein from Various Chicken Breeds

Nucleotide

153

202

262

265

394

421

694

735

745

1062

1155

1783

1887

2032

amino acid/

5

21

41

42

85

94

185

199

202

308

339

548

583

631

Breed

WLR, KS

W

Q

R

S

L

Q

K

G

S

I

A

A

A

S

AP, BMC, GSP, NG,

SHS-2, WLF-1,

R

R

P

L

L

R

K

G

S

V

T

A

T

S

WLK-1

SHL-2

R

R

P

L

L

R

R

G

S

V

T

A

T

S

RI-1, 2

R

Q

P

L

L

R

K

G

S

V

T

A

T

S

KJ-1

R

Q

R

S

L

R

K

G

S

V

T

V

T

S

KJ-2, WLO-3

R

Q

R

S

L

R

K

G

S

V

T

V

T

N

HN

R

Q

P

L

L

R

K

G

T

V

A

A

T

N

SM-1, WLF-2, WLK-2,

WLO-1, WLO-2

R

R

P

L

L

R

K

G

S

V

T

V

T

N

SM-2

R

R

P

L

L

R

K

S

T

V

T

V

T

N

SHK, SHS-1

R

Q

R

S

L

R

K

S

T

V

T

V

T

N

SHL-1

R

Q

R

S

S

R

K

S

T

V

T

V

T

N

Ala, A; Arg, R; Asn, N; Gln, Q; Gly, G; Ile, I; Leu, L; Lys, K; Pro, P; Ser, S; Thr, T; Trp, W; and Val, V.