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Schematic presentation of the major domains of Alps, the signal peptide (S), the N-terminal region (N), the repeat region (R), and the C-terminal region (C). ID indicates the immunodominant regions. The arrow indicates the N-terminal end of the intermediate area in Alp2 and Alp3. For more details of structural features, see the text and reference 10.
