Figure 1

Multiple sequence alignment of two M. coruscus deiodinases with the deiodinases from vertebrates and invertebrates. The conserved active catalytic centers of the deduced amino acid sequences are indicated in orange. Identical amino acids are presented in black, similar amino acids in grey. An asterisk indicates a selenocysteine. HsD1 (Homo sapiens, AAB23670), HsD2 (H. sapiens, AAD45494), HsD3 (H. sapiens, AAH17717), DrD1 (Danio rerio, NP_001007284), DrD2 (D. rerio, NP_997954), DrD3 (D. rerio, NP_001242932), GgD1 (G. gallus, NP_001091083), GgD2 (G. gallus, AAD33251), GgD3 (G. gallus, NP_001116120), HrDx (Halocynthia roretzi, AAR25890), CgDx (C. gigas AKF17655), CgDy (C. gigas AKF17656), AfDx (A. farreri, AEX08671), McDx (M. coruscus, MW928627) and McDy (M. coruscus, MW928628).