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Fig. 3 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 3

From: Dauer signalling pathway model for Haemonchus contortus

Fig. 3

DAF-12 sequence and structural similarities among nematodes. a Alignment of the inferred protein sequences of DAF-12 of Haemonchus contortus (Hc-DAF-12), Ancylostoma ceylanicum (Ac-DAF-12; GenBank: EPB79655), Necator americanus (Na-DAF-12; GenBank: XP_013307217), Caenorhabditis elegans (Ce-DAF-12; WormBase ID: CE27585) and Strongyloides stercoralis (Ss-DAF-12; GenBank: AAD37372) is shown, with sequence similarities indicated. Zinc finger domain and ligand binding domain (LBD) are framed in black and red, respectively. b Structure models of LBDs of H. contortus and C. elegans are matched to the published crystal structure (PDB accession no. 3GYU_ChainA; S. stercoralis); TM-scores (0.98 and 0.97) and an overall root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) of 0.83 indicate high pairwise structural similarities

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