Table 1

Alignment of the amino-terminal sequence of UDP-glycosyltransferases

Enzymen
UGT1*646ValGluValLeuSerAsp Arg Gly His GluIleValValValProGluVal
UGT1*0645ValGluHisLeuSerGlu Arg Gly His AspIleValLeuValProGluVal
UGT1*147IleGlnGlnLeuGlnGln Arg Gly His GluIleValValLeuAlaProAsp
UGT1*448LeuArgGluLeuHisAla Arg Gly His GlnAlaValValLeuTrpProGlu
UGT1*045ValArgGluLeuHisAla Arg Gly His AspAlaValLeuAlaProGluVal
UGT2B843LeuGluGluLeuValGln Arg Gly His GlnValValLeuThrSerSerAla
UGT2B443LeuAspGluLeuValGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuAlaSerSerAla
UGT2B743LeuAspGluLeuIleGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuAlaSerSerAla
UGT2B343LeuAspGluLeuValGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuLysProSerAla
UGT2B143LeuAspGluLeuValGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuLysProSerAla
UGT2B643LeuAsnGluLeuAlaGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuValSerSerAla
Ugt2b543LeuAspGluLeuValGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuLysProSerAla
UGT2B243LeuAspGluLeuValGln Arg Gly His GluValValLeuArgProSerAla
C-Gal-T42AlaSerAlaLeuHisGlu Arg Gly His HisThrValPheLeuLeuSerGly
E-Gluc-T40IleGluAlaLeuAlaGluLysCys His AsnValThrValValLysProLys

The cDNA-derived amino acid sequences of different UGT isoforms, of a ceramide-galactosyltransferase (C-Gal-T), and of an ecdysteroid glucosyltransferase (E-Gluc-T) obtained from the SwissProt data bank were aligned using the PileUp program from the GCG package (Genetics Computer Group, Madison, WI). The number (n) indicates the position of the first amino acid of the alignment. Mutated residues are indicated in bold.