Figure 3
From: Identification of an allatostatin C signaling system in mollusc Aplysia
source of the sequences used in this panel. Common names for each species: Aplysia californica: California sea hare, Theba pisana: white garden snail, Deroceras reticulatum: grey field slug, Charonia tritonis: giant triton snail, Crassostrea gigas: Pacific giant oyster, Mizuhopecten yessoensis: yesso scallop, Lottia gigantea: owl limpet, Helobdella robusta: Californian leech, Capitella teleta: bristle worm, Platynereis dumerilii: polychete ragworm, Hirudo medicinalis: medicinal leech. (B) The complete protein sequence of the Aplysia AstC precursor gene illustrating the signal peptide and two predicted peptides: AstC and AstCG-DP (G at the C-terminus is typically amidated as the final product). K, R, KR, RK (in red) are potential basic cleavage sites. Two cysteines are shown in purple, and likely form a disulfide bridge.
Aplysia AstC precursor vs. similar precursors in lophotrochozoa. (A) Comparison of Aplysia AstC precursors vs. similar precursors in lophotrochozoan (i.e., molluscs and annelids) using BioEdit v5.0.6 (ClustalW Multiple alignment—Graphic View). See Supplementary Table 2 for the
