FIGURE 3.

Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of uENF1 (A), uENF2 (B), and PP (ENF peptide) (C) precursor proteins identified from six moths. Conserved amino acid sequences are colored. The two cysteine and two glycine residues that are conserved among all the proteins are boxed. The disulfide bond formed between the two cysteine residues of PP (ENF peptide) is also indicated. Putative secretion signals are underlined. The closed triangle in panel C represents the site where the PP precursor is cleaved to form the mature PP, and the open triangles in panels A and B indicate the corresponding putative cleavage sites for uENF1 and uENF2. Bm, B. mori; Scp, S. cynthia pryeri; Nhs, N. himachala sangaica; Tj, T. japonica; Ps, P. separata; Mb, M. brassicae.