Fig. 1.

Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of M. incognita Mi-mnsod sequence, AM749994. Numbering is given for the gene (including introns) and amino acid sequences. Primers sequences (SODF2 forward and SODR5 reverse) are indicated in bold. Introns and flanking regions are showed in lowercase letters and exon in uppercase letters. Underlined motifs represent potential regulatory elements (see text). The putative mitochondria transit leader sequence of 22 amino acids in length is shown in italics. The Parker and Blake signature amino acids of MnSODs are marked with grey boxes; conserved metal-binding residues are identified by asterisks.