Figure 1.

Full-length cDNA and protein sequences characterisation of sea anemone Anemonia viridis TCTP (AvTCTP). (a) The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of the open reading frame (ORF), 5′- and 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs) were numbered on the right. The amino acids that constitute the TCTP signature and microtubule/Ca++ binding region are shown. (b) The secondary structure of 5′-UTR of TCTP mRNA from A. viridis was calculated to form high order of conserved secondary structures with extensive stem loops. Variable positions are presented in light blue; while conserved amino acids are shown in purple as defined in the color-coding bar.