Table 2.

Predicted properties of the DNA methyltransferase protein of Dermacentor silvarum and Haemaphysalis longicornis.

Predicted properties	Protein name
	DsDnmt	DsDnmt1	HlDnmt1	HlDnmt
Total atomic number	5865	2846	7762	8241
Molecular weight	42061.62 Da	20329.35 Da	54862.47 Da	59598.01 Da
Theoretical isoelectric point (PI)	6.22	9.50	9.67	4.88
Hydrophobic Index	−0.348	−0.239	−0.728	−0.459
Instability index	55.11	50.26	55.33	53.27
Fat index	81.87	78.85	74.80	70.43
Location in the cell	Nucleus	Nucleus	Nucleus	Nucleus
Disulphide bond	10–41, 47–98	8–19, 76–81	161–197	36–272
	184–196	109–110	317–383	70–267
	204–208	141–149		194–515
	268–332			261–506
	269–336			264–470
				275–278
				293–446
				294–299
				434–502