Figure 1

Alignments of conserved domains in Ct-Runt, Ct-Pax3/7 and Ct-Eve. (A) Amino acid alignment of the Runt domain of Ct-Runt compared to the Runt domain of other animals. (B) Amino acid alignment of Ct-Pax3/7 and Pax3/7 proteins from other species. The alignments shown include the paired domain and the homeodomain. (C) Amino acid alignment of the Ct-Eve homeodomain with homeodomains from Eve proteins in a range of species. Dashes represent amino acid identities with the C. teleta sequences; dots represent gaps introduced by CLUSTALW to optimize alignments. Bfl: Branchiostoma floridae; Bla: B. lanceolatum; Dme: Drosophila melanogaster; Hel: Helobdella sp.; Hro: H. robusta; Mmu: Mus musculus; Pdu: Platynereis dumerilii; Iob: Ilyanassa obsoleta; Sam: Schistocerca Americana.