Information about SRY

This is the MacDNAsis analysis of human SRY, a 35.8 kDa protein. What can you deduce from this information?

Fig. 1. Kyte and Doolittle analysis of human SRY (window of 12).

Fig.2A. Secondary structure prediction of human SRY. Click here to see Jmol image.

Fig. 2B. Image from Chime view of human SRY. Note the structure of the real SRY protein versus the predicted structure. Also note what has happened to the DNA double helix (blue with red electron clouds).

Fig. 3. Sequence alignment between human and mouse SRY/Sry proteins with gaps to maximize alignment.

Fig. 4. Phylogentic tree comparison between human and mouse SRY/Sry.

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