Figure 2 of Devi, Mol Vis 2005; 11:846-852.


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.

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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

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