Table 1

Length between motifs in elongation factors.

Total sequences

Do not have perfect match to motifs

% of sequences that have motifs

Length of region between motifs

Sequences with that length

% out of sequences with motifs


Ef-Tu

1013

12

98.82%

20

1001

100.00%

EF-1

53

3

94.34%

20

50

100.00%

EF-G

816

160

80.39%

20

367

55.95%

24

13

1.98%

25

22

3.35%

26

2

0.30%

27

211

32.16%

28

12

1.83%

29

11

1.68%

31

9

1.37%

33

4

0.61%

35

3

0.46%

40

1

0.15%

EF-2

52

9

82.69%

24

43

100.00%


A summary of the length of the region between the well conserved RG(IV)T/PGH motifs. This data implies the Archaeal ancestor of EF-2 had a 4 residue derived insertion regardless of which alignment is used.

Valas and Bourne Biology Direct 2009 4:30   doi:10.1186/1745-6150-4-30

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