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From: Molecular characterization, gene expression and dependence on thyroid hormones of two type I keratin genes (sseKer1 and sseKer2) in the flatfish Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensisKaup)

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Comparison of the primary structure of sseKer1, sseKer2, and various others type I keratin proteins (see Table 2). The alignment was performed using MegAlign software. Both sseKer1 and sseKer2 exhibit the typical features of type I keratins. The helical subdomains (coil 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B) are shaded in grey. "Head" and "tail" domains, as well as the non-helical linkers L1, L12, and L2, are also indicated. Asterisks denote identical amino acids; double dots and single dots indicate different degrees of amino acid conservation. Arrowheads show the location of the leucine-zipper found in sseKer1 and sseKer2. The IF signature motif found at the end of coil 2B is boxed. Finally, characteristic motifs present in type I keratins and detected in sseKer1 and sseKer2 are underlined.

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