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Chapter 3<br />

case has been reported in the penaeidins of L. vannamei (AF390145,<br />

AF390144, AF390143) <strong>and</strong> L. setiferus (AY039204).<br />

Multiple alignments were also performed for penaeidins that showed<br />

great similarity with the deduced amino acid sequence of Fi-penaeidin<br />

during BLAST analysis (Fig. 3.27 <strong>and</strong> 3.28). The results showed 100%<br />

similarity in the signal peptide region. Multiple alignments confirmed the<br />

BLAST analysis which showed that Fi-penaeidin is more similar to<br />

penaeidins of L. setiferus, F. chinensis, F. paulensis, F. subtilis <strong>and</strong> L. schmitti.<br />

3.3.1.4.4. Phylogenetic analysis of Fi-penaeidin<br />

The phylogenetic relationship of Fi-penaeidin with that of other<br />

known penaeidins is shown in Fig 3.29 <strong>and</strong> 3.30. The tree topologies revealed<br />

the relationships of Fi-penaeidin with other shrimp penaeidins. The<br />

phylogenetic tree based on amino acid sequences suggests that all the<br />

penaeidin members possess a same ancestral origin, which has subsequently<br />

diverged at different phases of evolution. Out of all the species, penaeidin of<br />

F. indicus was found to be evolutionarily more related with penaeidins of F.<br />

subilis, F. paulensis <strong>and</strong> F. chinensis. The phylogenetic tree obtained from all<br />

known penaeidins, could be broadly classified into five major groups. Group<br />

I consisted of penaeidins belonging to subgroup 2 isolated <strong>and</strong> characterized<br />

from the Litopenaeus sp. viz. L. schmitti, L. setiferus, L. vannamei <strong>and</strong> L.<br />

stylirostris. Group II included penaeidins belonging to subgroup 3 <strong>and</strong> 5<br />

isolated <strong>and</strong> characterized from L. stylirostris, F. chinensis <strong>and</strong> P. monodon.<br />

Interestingly penaeidins from the same species were found to form<br />

subgroups within the major group II. Group III consisted of penaeidin-4<br />

isolated <strong>and</strong> characterized from the Litopenaeus sp. Group IV consisted of<br />

penaeidin-3 isolated <strong>and</strong> characterized from Litopenaeus sp., Fenneropenaeus<br />

sp., <strong>and</strong> Penaeus species. Group V consisted of penaeidin 2 <strong>and</strong> 5 isolated <strong>and</strong><br />

characterized from the shrimp species L. setiferus, L. schmitti, F. subtilis, F.<br />

<strong>Molecular</strong> <strong>Characterization</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Expression</strong> <strong>Profiling</strong> of Antimicrobial Peptides in Penaeid Shrimps<br />

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