Fig. 2. Venom peptides of the aculeate Hymenoptera.

Precursor sequences of aculeate Hymenoptera venom peptides (encoding experimentally validated venom peptides) are aligned on the basis of signal and propeptide regions. Mature peptide regions are diverse in sequence (and have not been aligned). Methionine, lysine/arginine, aspartate/glutamate, and cysteine residues are highlighted in purple, blue, red, and yellow, respectively. Posttranslational modifications are not shown. ^aTorres et al. (22); ^bKazuma et al. (21); ^cBouzid et al. (23).