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desmin human	MSQAysSSQRVssYRRtFGGAPGFPLGsPLssPVFPrAGFGskGsSSSVTSRVyQVsRtsGGAGGLGsLRAsRLGttR--TPssyGAGELLDFSLADAVNQEFLTTRtNEk K109-ac K109-ub K109-sc VELQELNDRFANyIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEVNRLKGREPTRVAELyEEELRELRRQVEVLtNQRARVDVERDNLLDDLQRLKAKLQEEIQLKEEAENNLAAFRADVDAATLARIDLERRIEsLNEEIAFLkkVHEEEIRELQAQLQEQQVQVEMDMSKPDLTAALRDIRAQyETIAAKNISEAEEWyKSKVsDLTQAANKNNDALrQAKQEMMEyRHQIQsytCEIDALkGTNDSLMRQMRELEDRFAsEASGyQDNIARLEEEIRHLKDEMARHLrEyQDLLNVKMALDVEIATYRk K407-ac K407-ub K407-sm LLEGEEsRINLPIQt--YsALNFRETsPEQRGSEVHTKKTVMIKTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL
desmin mouse	MSQAYsssQRVSSYRrtFGGAPGFsLGsPLssPVFPr R37-m1 R37-m2 AGFGTk K43-m1 K43-ub GssssMTSRVYQVsRtsGGAGGLGsLrSSRLGTTR--AP-SyGAGELLDFsLADAVNQEFLATRTNEkVELQELNDRFANYIEkVRFLEQQNAALAAEVNRLKGREPTRVAELYEEEMRELRRQVEVLTNQRARVDVERDNLIDDLQRLKAkLQEEIQLREEAENNLAAFRADVDAATLARIDLERRIESLNEEIAFLKkVHEEEIRELQAQLQEQQVQVEMDMSKPDLTAALRDIRAQYETIAAkNISEAEEWYkSKVSDLTQAANkNNDALRQAkQEMMEYRHQIQSyTCEIDALkGTNDsLMRQMRELEDRFAsEANGyQDNIARLEEEIRHLKDEMARHLREyQDLLNVKMALDVEIATYRkLLEGEESRINLPIQT--FsALNFRETsPEQRGSEVHTKKtVMIkTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL
desmin rat	MSQAYSSSQRVSSYRRTFGGAPGFsLGsPLSsPVFPRAGFGTKGsSSsVTSRVYQVSRTsGGAGGLGsLRASRLGTTR--AP-SYGAGELLDFSLADAVNQEFLATRTNEkVELQELNDRFANYFEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEVNRLKGREPTRVAELYEEEMRELRRQVEVLTNQRARVDVERDNLIDDLQRLKAKLQEEIQLREEAENNLAAFRADVDAATLARIDLERRIESLNEEIAFLkKVHEEEIRELQAQLQEQQVQVEMDMSKPDLTAALRDIRAQYETIAAKNIsEAEEWYkSKVSDLTQAANkNNDALRQAkQEMMEYRHQIQSyTCEIDALKGTNDsLMRQMRELEDRFAsEAsGYQDNIARLEEEIRHLkDEMARHLREYQDLLNVKMALDVEIATYRkLLEGEESRINLPIQT--FsALNFRETsPEQRGsEVHTKKTVMIkTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL
desmin chicken	-SQSYSsSQRVSsYRRTFGGG---------TsPVFPRAsFGSRGsGSsVTSRVYQVSRTsAVP-TLsTFRTTRVtPLRTYGSAYQGAGELLDFSLADAMNQEFLQTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNALMVAEVNRLRGKQPTRVAEMYEEELRELRRQVDALTGQRARVEVERDNLLDNLQKLKQKLQEEIQLKQEAENNLAAFRADVDAATLARIDLERRIESLQEEIAFLKKVHEEEIRELQAQLQEQHIQVEMDISKPDLTAALRDIRAQYESIAAKNIAEAEEWYKSKVSDLTQAANKNNDALRQAKQEMLEYRHQIQSYTCEIDALKGTNDSLMRQMREMEERFAGEAGGYQDTIARLEEEIRHLKDEMARHLREYQDLLNVKMALDVEIATYRKLLEGEENRISIPMHQTFASALNFRETSPDQRGSEVHTKKTVMIKTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL
desmin dog	MSQAYSSSQRVSSYRRTFGGAGGFPLGsPLGsPVFPRAGFGTKGSSSSVTSRVYQVSRTSGGAGGLGALRAGRLGTGR--AP-SYSAGELLDFSLADAVNQEFLTTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEVNRLKGREPTRVAEIYEEELRELRRQVEVLTNQRARVDVERDNLLDDLQRLKAKLQEEIQLKEEAENNLAAFRADVDAATLARIDLERRIESLNEEIAFLKKVHEEEIRELQAQLQEQQVQVEMDMSKPDLTAALRDIRAQYETIAAKNISEAEEWYKSKVSDLTQAANKNNDALRQAKQEMMEYRHQIQSYTCEIDALKGTNDSLMRQMREMEDRFASEASGYQDNIARLEEEIRHLKDEMARHLREYQDLLNVKMALDVEIATYRKLLEGEESRINLPIQT--YSALNFRETSPEQRGSEVHTKKTVMIKTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL
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Consensus	MSQAYSSSQRVSSYRRTFGGAPGFPLGSPLSSPVFPRAGFGTKGSSSSVTSRVYQVSRTSGGAGGLGSLRASRLGTTR--AP-SYGAGELLDFSLADAVNQEFLATRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEVNRLKGREPTRVAELYEEELRELRRQVEVLTNQRARVDVERDNLLDDLQRLKAKLQEEIQLKEEAENNLAAFRADVDAATLARIDLERRIESLNEEIAFLKKVHEEEIRELQAQLQEQQVQVEMDMSKPDLTAALRDIRAQYETIAAKNISEAEEWYKSKVSDLTQAANKNNDALRQAKQEMMEYRHQIQSYTCEIDALKGTNDSLMRQMRELEDRFASEASGYQDNIARLEEEIRHLKDEMARHLREYQDLLNVKMALDVEIATYRKLLEGEESRINLPIQT--FSALNFRETSPEQRGSEVHTKKTVMIKTIETRDGEVVSEATQQQHEVL