Figure 5
Alignment of the amino acid sequence of LLAE0128C, from L. laeta venom glands, with known chitinases. Residues are numbered according to the aligned chitinase sequences and dots represent gaps introduced to improve alignment. The underlined amino acid sequence indicates the putative signal peptide. The conserved cystein residues are indicated by asterisks. Black and gray indicate amino acids that are identical or conserved, respectively. Chitinase glycosyl hydrolases family 18 active site signature is marked by a box. The abbreviation and GenBank accession number for the chitinase sequences aligned are: Chitn1, Araneus ventricosus chitinase (AY120879) and Chitn2, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus chitinase (DQ078740).