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Figure 2. A multiple sequence alignment of Cx46 in different species and compared with other connexin proteins
The amino acids in red indicate the position of the V28M and R76H mutation where valine and arginine is highly conserved in all connexins.
28 76 * * Cx46 HUMAN -GDWSFLGRLLENAQEHSTVIGKVWLTVLFIFRILVLGAAAEDVWGDEQSDFTCNTQQPGCENVCYDRAFPISHIRFWAL Cx46 RAT -GDWSFLGRLLENAQEHSTVIGKVWLTVLFIFRILVLGAAAEEVWGDEQSDFTCNTQQPGCENVCYDRAFPISHIRFWAL Cx46 MOUSE -GDWSFLGRLLENAQEHSTVIGKVWLTVLFIFRILVLGAAAEEVWGDEQSDFTCNTQQPGCENVCYDRAFPISHIRFWAL Cx46 BOVINE -GDWSFLGRLLENAQEHSTVIGKVWLTVLFIFRILVLGAAAEEVWGDEQSDFTCNTQQPGCENVCYDRAFPISHIRFWVL Cx50 RAT MGDWSFLGNILEEVNEHSTVIGRVWLTVLFIFRILILGTAAEFVWGDEQSDFVCNTQQPGCENVCYDEAFPISHIRLWVL Cx50 SHEEP -GDWSFLGNILEEVNEHSTVIGRVWLTVLFIFRILILGTAAEFVWGDEQSDFVCNTQQPGCENVCYDEAFPISHIRLWVL Cx50 HUMAN -GDWSFLGNILEEVNEHSTVIGRVWLTVLFIFRILILGTAAEFVWGDEQSDFVCNTQQPGCENVCYDEAFPISHIRLWVL Cx50 MOUSE -GDWSFLGNILEEVNEHSTVIGRVWLTVLFIFRILILGTAAEFVWGDEQSDFVCNTQQPGCENVCYDEAFPISHIRLWVL Cx42 MOUSE -GDWSFLGEFLEEVHKHSTVIGKVWLTVLFIFRMLVLGTAAESSWGDEQADFRCDTIQPGCQNVCYDQAFPISHIRYWVL Cx42 HUMAN -GDWSFLGNFLEEVHKHSTVVGKVWLTVLFIFRMLVLGTAAESSWGDEQADFRCDTIQPGCQNVCYDQAFPISHIRYWVL Cx37 RAT -GDWGFLEKLLDQVQEHSTVVGKIWLTVLFIFRILILGLAGESVWGDEQSDFECNTAQPGCTNVCYDQAFPISHIRYWVL Cx37 HUMAN -GDWGFLEKLLDQVQEHSTVVGKIWLTVLFIFRILILGLAGESVWGDEQSDFECNTAQPGCTNVCYDQAFPISHIRYWVL Cx43 MOUSE -GDWSALGKLLDKVQAYSTAGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPGCENVCYDKSFPISHVRFWVL Cx43 HUMAN -GDWSALGKLLDKVQAYSTAGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPGCENVCYDKSFPISHVRFWVL Cx43 CHICK -GDWSALGKLLDKVQAYSTAGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPGCENVCYDKSFPISHVRFWVL |