Fig. 7.

Sequence alignment of homologous spidroin NTDs. Identical (*), very similar (:) and similar (.) side chains are indicated at the bottom. Met (M), Leu (L), and Ile (I) residues are highlighted in red, orange and blue, respectively. Abbreviations of spider species and spidroins: Ea Euprosthenops australis, Lg Latrodectus geometricus, Lh Latrodectus hesperus, Nc Nephila clavipes, At Argiope trifasciata, and Nim Nephila inaurata madagascariensis, Na Nephila antipodiana, Aar Argiope argentata, Aap Agelenopsis aperta, Ncl Nephila clavata, Ab Argiope bruennichi, Aau Argiope aurantia, Mg Metepeira grandiosa, Ud Uloborus diversus, Av Araneus ventricosus; MaSp major ampullate spidroin, CySp and TuSp cylindrical silk/ tubuliform spidroin, AcSp aciniform spidroin, and MiSp minor ampullate spidroin