Table 1. Identity and similarity values among the four putative locust defensins.
| Form | LmDEFs | Identity | LmDEFs | Similarity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LmDEF1 | LmDEF3 | LmDEF4 | LmDEF5 | LmDEF1 | LmDEF3 | LmDEF4 | LmDEF5 | |||
| Precursor | LmDEF1 | --- | 65.4 | 48.1 | 37.3 | LmDEF1 | --- | 74.4 | 54.4 | 49.3 |
| LmDEF3 | 65.4 | --- | 42.5 | 38.7 | LmDEF3 | 74.4 | --- | 53.8 | 48.0 | |
| LmDEF4 | 48.1 | 42.5 | --- | 30.8 | LmDEF4 | 54.4 | 53.8 | --- | 36.9 | |
| LmDEF5 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 30.8 | --- | LmDEF5 | 49.3 | 48.0 | 36.9 | --- | |
| Prodefensin | LmDEF1 | --- | 70.2 | 46.4 | 44.4 | LmDEF1 | --- | 77.2 | 51.8 | 48.9 |
| LmDEF3 | 70.2 | --- | 45.6 | 44.4 | LmDEF3 | 77.2 | --- | 54.4 | 51.1 | |
| LmDEF4 | 46.4 | 45.6 | --- | 29.7 | LmDEF4 | 51.8 | 54.4 | --- | 35.1 | |
| LmDEF5 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 29.7 | --- | LmDEF5 | 48.9 | 51.1 | 35.1 | --- | |
| Mature form | LmDEF1 | --- | 75.0 | 53.8 | 45.0 | LmDEF1 | --- | 82.5 | 59.0 | 50.0 |
| LmDEF3 | 75.0 | --- | 51.2 | 45.0 | LmDEF3 | 82.5 | --- | 58.5 | 52.5 | |
| LmDEF4 | 53.8 | 51.2 | --- | 29.7 | LmDEF4 | 59.0 | 58.5 | --- | 35.1 | |
| LmDEF5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 29.7 | --- | LmDEF5 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 35.1 | --- | |
Protein sequence identities and similarities were calculated with the EMBOSS Water tool at EMBL-EBI server using the Smith-Waterman algorithm. Values are expressed as %.