Table 2.
Sequence similarities between selected proteins containing DCX1 and DCX2 domains. Comparison of entire DCX and/or DCLK amino acid sequences to assess protein conservation between different species.
| Protein | Organism | Number of Aligned Sequences | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCX | Human + Shark | 15 | 96.7% |
| Mammals | 47 | 89% | |
| Mammals + A. burtoni fish | 48 | 88.8% | |
| Mammals + Teleost Fish | 58 | 83.3% | |
| Teleost Fish | 11 | 82.5% | |
| Mammals + Teleost Fish + Drosophila + Shark + Chick | 61 | 78.6% | |
| DCLK | Mammals | 30 | 55.9% |
| Teleost Fish | 71 | 53.5% | |
| Mammals + Teleost Fish | 101 | 49.3% | |
| DCLK from zebrafish + DCX from D. melanogaster | 16 | 72.5% | |
| DCLKs + DCX | 159 | 50.1% | |