Figure 1 of Mukhopadhyay, Mol Vis 2004; 10:304-314.


Figure 1. Comparison of the primary sequence of noelin 1_v1, noelin 2_v1, noelin 3_v1, and myocilin

The comparison between protein sequences was done using the ClustalW alignment tool. Between these sequences the identical, conserved, and semi-conserved residues are represented by asterisk, colon, and single dots, respectively. The locations of the splice junctions in the genes are marked in red. Inter-codon and intra-codon splice junctions are indicated by marking two letters and a single letter, respectively. Within three Noelin gene products all splice junctions, excepting the first one, were conserved. The location of the second and last splice junction of Myocilin coincides with the fifth splice junctions of the noelin splice variants shown in the illustration.

Noelin l_v1   ----MPGRWRWQRDMHPARKLLSLLFLILMGTELTQVLPTNPEESWQVYSSAQDSEGRCI   56
Noelin 3_v1   --------------MQATSNLLNLLLLSLFAGLDPSKTQISPKEGWQVYSSAQDPDGRCI   46
Noelin 2_v1   --------------MWPLT-VPPPLLLLLCSGLAGQTLFQNPEEGWQLYTSAQAPDGKCI   45
Myocilin      MRFFCARCCSFGPEMPAVQLLLLACLVWDVGARTAQLREANDQSGRCQYTFSVASPNESS   60
                            *  .  :    ::   .    .    . :..   *: :  . ...

Noelin l_v1   CTVVAPQQTMCS------------RDARTKQLRQLLEKVQNMSQSIEVLDRRTQRDLQYV   104
Noelin 3_v1   CTVVAPEQNLCS------------RDAKSRQLRQLLEKVQNMSQSIEVLNLRTQRDFQYV    94
Noelin 2_v1   CTAVIPAQSTCS------------RDGRSRELRQLMEKVQNVSQSMEVLELRTYRDLQYV    93
Myocilin      CPEQSQAMSVIHNLQRDSSTQRLDLEATKARLSSLESLLHQLTLDQAARPQETQEGLQRE   120
              *.                       :. . .* .* . ::::: .  .   .* ..:*

Noelin l_v1   EKMENQMKG-LESKFKQVEESHKQHLARQFKAIKAKMDELRPLIPVLEEYKADAKLVLQF   163
Noelin 3_v1   LKMETQMKG-LKAKFRQIEDDRKTLMTKHFQELKEKMDELLPLIPVLEQYKTDAKLITQF   153
Noelin 2_v1   RGMETLMRS-LDARLRAADGS---LSAKSFQELKDRMTELLPLSSVLEQYKADTRTIVRL   149
Myocilin      LGTLRRERDQLETQTRELETAYSNLLRDKSVLEEEKKRLRQENENLARRLESSSQEVARL   180
                     :. *.:: :  :              : :         : .. ::.:: : ::

Noelin l_v1   K----EEVQNLTSVLNELQEEIGAY-----DYDELQSRVSNLEER----------LRACM   204
Noelin 3_v1   K----EEIRNLSAVLTGIQEEIGAY-----DYEELHQRVLSLETR----------LRDCM   194
Noelin 2_v1   R----EEVRNLSGSLAAIQEEMGAY-----GYEDLQQRVMALEAR----------LHACA   190
Myocilin      RRGQCPQTRDTARAVPPGSREVSTWNLDTLAFQELKSELTEVPASRILKESPSGYLRSGE   240
              :     : :: :  :   ..*:.::      :::*:..:  :             *:

Noelin l_v1   QKLACGKLTGISDPVTVKTSG---SRFGSWMTDP--LAPEGDNRVWYMDGY-HNNRFVRE   258
Noelin 3_v1   KKLTCGKLMKITGPVTVKTSG---TRFGAWMTDP--LASEKNNRVWYMDSY-TNNKIVRE   248
Noelin 2_v1   QKLGCGKLTGVSNPITVRAMG---SRFGSWMTDT--MAPSADSRVWYMDGY-YKGRRVLE   244
Myocilin      GDTGCGELVWVGEPLTLRTAETITGKYGVWMRDPKPTYPYTQETTWRIDTVGTDVRQVFE   300
               .  **:*  :  *:*:::      ::* ** *.    .  :. .* :*    . : * *

Noelin l_v1   YKSMVDFMNTDNFTSHRLPHPWSGTGQVVYNGSIYFNKFQSHIIIRFDLKTETILKTRSL   318
Noelin 3_v1   YKSIADFVSGAESRTYNLPFKWAGTNHVVYNGSLYFNKYQSNIIIKYSFDMGRVLAQRSL   308
Noelin 2_v1   FRTLGDFIKGQNFIQHLLPQPWAGTGHVVYNGSLFYNKYQSNVVVKYHFRSRSVLVQRLS   304
Myocilin      YDLISQFMQGYPSKVHILPRPLESTGAVVYSGSLYFQGAESRTVIRYELNTETVEAEKEI   360
              :  : :*:.      : **    .*. ***.**::::  :*. :::: :    :   : :

Noelin l_v1   DYAGYNNMYHYAWGGHSDIDLMVDESGLWAVYATNQNAGNIVVSRLDPVSLQTLQTWNTS   378
Noelin 3_v1   EYAGFHNVYPYTWGGFSDIDLMADEIGLWAVYATNQNAGNIVISQLNQDTLEVMKSWSTG   368
Noelin 2_v1   PGAGYNNTFPYSWGGFSDMDFMVDESGLWAVYTTNQNAGNIVVSRLDPHTLEVMRSWDTG   364
Myocilin      PGAGYHGQFPYSWGGYTDIDLAVDEAGLWVIYSTDEAKGAIVLSKLNPENLELEQTWETN   420
                **::. : *:***.:*:*: .** ***.:*:*::  * **:*:*:  .*:  ::*.*.

Noelin l_v1   YPKRSAGEAFIICGTLYVTNGYSGG-TKVHYAYQTNASTYEYIDIPFQNKYSHISMLDYN   437
Noelin 3_v1   YPKRSAGESFMICGTLYVTNSHLTG-AKVYYSYSTKTSTYEYTDIPFHNQYFHISMLDYN   427
Noelin 2_v1   YPKRSAGEAFMICGVLYVTNSHLAG-AKVYFAYFTNTSSYEYTDVPFHNQYSHISMLDYN   423
Myocilin      IRKQSVANAFIICGTLYTVSSYTSADATVNFAYDTGTGISKTLTIPFKNRYKYSSMIDYN   480
                *:*..::*:***.**....:  . :.* ::* * :.  :   :**:*:* : **:***


Noelin l_v1   PKDRALYAWNNGHQILYNVTLFHVIRSDEL-                                467
Noelin 3_v1   ARDRALYAWNNGHQVLFNVTLFHIIKTEDDT                                458
Noelin 2_v1   PRERALYTWNNGHQVLYNVTLFHVISTSGDP                                454
Myocilin      PLEKKLFAWDNLNMVTYDIKLSKM-------                                504
              . :: *::*:* : : :::.* ::

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