Figure 1

Amelotin structure in the main sarcopterygian lineages. The origin of the data is indicated below the species names. cDNA means that the sequences were obtained from PCR sequencing and RNA-seq means that the sequences result from transcriptome sequencing. The exon-intron boundaries were defined using comparison of cDNA and gDNA sequences (mouse, crocodile, lizard and clawed frog), or only cDNA (salamander), or only gDNA (opossum, platypus and coelacanth) sequences. The lizard gene structure is also applicable to snakes (O. hannah and P. regius). Two alternative ends of the opossum and platypus AMTN are proposed (dark and light green) depending on whether or not intraexonic splicing occurs in exon 8 (see text). A total of 12 exons (blocks) were identified. Coding regions in dark green; signal peptide in light green; non-coding regions in white. Introns (lines) are not at scale. S*: putatively phosphorylated serine.