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. 2013 Jun 12;8(6):e65915. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065915

Figure 2. subolesin gene sequence and structure are highly conserved.

Figure 2

(A) Percent identity matrix created by Clustal 2.1 for subolesin coding sequences in I. scapularis tick cell lines (1, IDE8; 3, ISE6) and tick strains (2, Wikel; 4, OSU; 5, NY; 6, RI1; 7, RI2). (B) Exon/intron/exon junction sequences in subolesin and akirin genes. The exon/intron/exon junction sequences are highly conserved in all organisms (consensus sequence). Human (akirin2; AC_000138), tick (JX898528) and fly (AE014296) subolesin/akirin gene exon/intron/exon junction sequences are shown. Nucleotides that differ from consensus sequence are shown in lower case letters. Nucleotides conserved among all three sequences are underlined. Abbreviations: E, exon; I, intron.