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Table 1 Protein sequences of pectinolytic enzymes in ant fecal fluid and corresponding molecular weights in daltons

From: Leaf-cutting ant fungi produce cell wall degrading pectinase complexes reminiscent of phytopathogenic fungi

Protein

Mass spectrometry dataa

Sequence data

Bandb

MW (Da)

Arabinofuranosidase

FPGGNNJENTVDQR

FPGGNNLENTVDQR

4

69139

 

GD[YQ/QY]JPSTJPSSTGTVFWSVVR

GDQYIPSTLPSSTGTVFWSVVR

  
 

NDJASAJAEVG[SP/PS]FWR

NDIASALAEVGPSFWR

  
 

PEDFAANTYTFR

NEDFFAANTYTFR

  
 

STAJPNAJHVVJPTGR

STALPNALHVVIPTGR

  
 

VESAAGEAAFMTGJER

VESAAGEAAFMTGLER

  
 

YFE[W/GE]YAAJSTNNP/PNDJFG

YFEGEYAAISTNPNDIFG

  

Endogalactanase

DJDGJNTQJFTYTR

DLDGLNTQIFTYTR

7

37416

 

GAVTPFEEJJHNHGA[J/N]

GAVTPFEELLHNHGAN

  
 

GWFSSJANJESSGR

GADFSSLANLESSGR

  

Pectin esterase

GQAYFGGNTJ[QR/GVK]

GQAYFGGNTLGVK

6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 18 + 19 + 22

37571

 

GAGWVTASGR

GAGWVTASGR

  
 

GYJEGATDFJFGQR

GYIEGATDFIFGQR

  
 

NNQATJQFGJDAGQAGSDDASGTJR

NNQATIQFGLDAGQAGSDDASGTLR

  
 

NTFGVGSQAJAJSQYGDR

NTFGVGSQAIALSQYGDR

  
 

QAYFGGNTJGVK

QAYFGGNTIGVK

  

Pectate lyase

JVJJSGNJSGDAVVR

IVLLSGNLSGDAVVR

7 + 8

 
 

VJNENNVJJR

VLNENNVIIR

  

Polygalacturonase

VAVN(1710)...(1206)TGTWNWSNJK

VAVNCGVGSCTGTWNWSNLK

6

37055

Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase-1

PDNJWVNGEJGAGPR

PDNIWVNGEIGAGPR

10 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19

26946

 

FVGYAQTAASR

FVGYAQTAASR

  
 

VNDAJAGR

VNDAIAGR

  

Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase-2

FVTYAQSJGJR

FVTYAQSLGLR

18

26467

  1. aThe letter J symbolizes the amino acids leucin and isoleucin, which have the same molecular mass and therefore are indiscernible by mass spectrometry. bThese numbers refer to the bands excised from the SDS-PAGE gel (Figure 1) in which the protein in question was found.