Figure 4
Multiple sequence alignment of ScpAs from archaea and bacteria. ScpA sequences derived from nine archaeal species and four bacterial species were aligned using Clustal Omega (Sievers et al., 2011 ). Secondary-structural elements of ToScpAN and GsScpAΔC are indicated at the top and the bottom of the alignment, respectively. The black box indicates the region of ScpAN that shows a clear difference between archaeal and bacterial ScpA proteins. T.onnurin, Thermococcus onnurineus (gi:212009177); M.arvoryz, Methanocella arvoryzae (gi:500971514); M.barkeri, Methanosarcina barkeri (gi:805410469); M.zhilina, Methanosalsum zhilinae (gi:335931289); M.liminat, Methanofollis liminatans (gi:395441815); M.formici, Methanotorris formicicus (gi:373561535); G.acetivo, Geoglobus acetivorans (gi:728876205); T.acidoph, Thermoplasma acidophilum (gi:851298378); M.termitu, Candidatus Methanoplasma termitum (gi 851220379); M.washbur, Candidatus Methanodesulfokores washburnensis (gi:1538762872); M.acidiph, Candidatus Mancarchaeum acidiphilum (gi:1214173397); N.viennen, Nitrososphaera viennensis (gi:647811207); N.sedimin, Candidatus Nitrosopumilus sediminis (gi:407047581); R.qingshe, Rhodococcus qingshengii (gi:1595910292); P.aerugin, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gi:1440714951); T.roseus, Terriglobus roseus (gi:1124365071); G.stearot, Geobacillus stearothermophilus (gi:1017231538). For expanded and grouped sequence alignments, see Supplementary Figs. S1 and S2. |