Identification of the Hevea brasiliensisAP2/ERF superfamily by RNA sequencing

BMC Genomics

Table 7 Group-specific residues present in the AP2 domain representative of each family and each ERF group

Family	Group	Group-specific residues			Conservation
		Arabidopsis	Gossypium	Hevea	(%)
AP2		T150/A150	T150/A150	T150/A150	92-8
ERF	I	R168	R168	R168	100
	II	S175 -Y176	S175- Y176	S175 -Y176	97-97
	III	M181	M181	M181	100
	IV	G168	G168	G168	100
	V	K168	K168	K168	100
	VI	P153	P153	P153	100
	VI-L	K189	K189	K189 - M196*	100
	VII	I149 - G168 - V169	I149 - G168 - V169	I149 - G168 - V169	100-100-100
	VIII	P153 - K168	P153 - K168	P153 - K168	98-98
	IX	+X167	+X167	+X167	100
	X	A168	A168	A168	100
RAV		V150	V150	V150	100

The presented residues were the most conserved for the three compared species (Hevea brasiliensis, Arabidopsis thaliana, Gossypium hirsutum). (*) Hevea-specific residue compared to the other two species. (+) Additional amino acid residue compared to the other groups. (X) non-conserved residue.

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