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. 2011 Sep 16;6(9):e24711. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024711

Figure 4. Multiple sequence alignments for heat shock protein from D. variabilis male transcriptome versus other species.

Figure 4

Multiple sequence alignments (ClustalW) of the deduced amino acid sequence of a putative D. variabilis Hsp70 with other putative Hsps from the Ixodida are compared. Dermacentor variabilis (Dv; contig11387), Ixodes scapularis (Is; EEC03688), Plutella xylostella (Px; BAE48743). Underlined residues show two of the three signature sequences of Hsp70 [78]. Residues shaded in light grey indicate one of the two bipartite nuclear localization signals common in Hsp70 [78]. Dark grey signifies the non-organellar consensus motif [79]. The linker region between ATPase and peptide domains is shaded in black [80]. The conserved EEVD motif at the C-terminus is bolded [78]. Asterisks denote identical residues, two dots signify conservative substitutions.