Anguilla anguilla (European eel): 118230647
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Entry
118230647 CDS
T07545
Symbol
lama2
Name
(RefSeq) laminin subunit alpha-2 isoform X1
KO
K05637
laminin, alpha 1/2
Organism
aang
Anguilla anguilla (European eel)
Pathway
aang04510
Focal adhesion
aang04512
ECM-receptor interaction
aang04820
Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
Brite
KEGG Orthology (KO) [BR:
aang00001
]
09130 Environmental Information Processing
09133 Signaling molecules and interaction
04512 ECM-receptor interaction
118230647 (lama2)
09140 Cellular Processes
09144 Cellular community - eukaryotes
04510 Focal adhesion
118230647 (lama2)
09142 Cell motility
04820 Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
118230647 (lama2)
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Motif
Pfam:
Laminin_G_1
Laminin_EGF
Laminin_G_2
Laminin_B
Laminin_N
Laminin_I
Laminin_II
Laminin_G_3
Motif
Other DBs
NCBI-GeneID:
118230647
NCBI-ProteinID:
XP_035279726
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Position
6:50833608..50933654
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AA seq
3250 aa
AA seq
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MKSLLFLALLALLWQCSRAQQRGLFPAVLNLASMAQISTNATCGERGPEMYCKLVEHVPG
QPVRNPQCRLCNLKSDRPHERHPINYAIDGTNRWWQSPSIKNGMEYHYVTITLDLQQVFQ
VAYVILKAANSPRPGNWVLERSLDGVTFTPWQYFAITDTECITRFNITPRTGPPSYTEDD
EVICTSFYSKIHPLENGEIHTSLINGRPSADDPSPTLLNFTSARYIRLQFQRIRTLNADL
MTLVFNDQQDLDPIVTRRYYYSIKDISIGGMCICYGHAKACPLNNQTKKFSCECEHNTCG
ESCDRCCPGYNQKQWMAGTFLTRHVCEKCNCHGKSEECYYNQTVADRKQSLNVNGEYEGG
GVCLRCSRNTAGVNCQSCADGYFRPSEVRPEESNPCRTCSCDVRGSLHQICIPDESQAEG
ALSAGSCRCKPGFGGDRCDRCAFGHRDFPHCVPCTCNIYGSRNKDPCVLPCTCKDNVEGA
SCDRCKAGFYHLRGDDPRGCEKCYCSGVASRCSDSHWTYSNVTTMSGWFLTGSDRKARMW
PRPGGEGLQQLQISNAEAQRHLPALYYWSAPALYLGNKLTAYGGQLVFTVSYETERKDKA
VRPSTYADVIIEGSGITMTDSRFGQQVHPFSESTKRITLLPDHFQHHKTGLPISKKEFMM
ALTNMTGLLIRASYSNEKVAIYRLLSVSLEVADEFSRTDAKANAVEMCHCPPGYGGTSCE
ICAAGSRRVNGTLYGGVCEPCRCNGHASLCDYITGHCMDCADHTAGPHCDVCAPGFYGDA
TKGTANDCRPCACPLQGPSNNFSPTCYQDARGELICDRCPPGYAGPRCDRCSNGFFGRPT
EPGGSCQPCQCNGNLDSSAPRSCDPLTGACLRCREGYGGEQCETCARGYFGDAITAKNCQ
PCQCHSNGSISEVCERETGQCQCRQHVVGRRCDECMPNCWWDAEQQVCMPCSCSAVGAVS
QRCDLEGRCICKPGFVGRRCDLRQQGFERRETRRPVQQVPLHQVQRWGSSSRTGGCPRGA
YRPTGPSTYNMQPARGCVPCNCNSFGSKSFDCDEAGQCRCQPGVTGQKCDRCSPGHFNFQ
EGGCTRCQCGHVGNNCDSRTGQCICPPNTVGERCDKCAPNYWGHDIFTGCKSCDCNVVGS
LTLQCNANTGCCFCREQFTSEKCDECKVGFRDFPQCLACGCSVAGAAAQTCDADRGVCSC
TDRTGQCKCKANTEGLLCDRCRPGTFGLSARNPQGCSQCYCFGMSSKCTEAQGLIRMWLT
LKPEQTVLPLVDKANQRTTTHGVAFQHPEIIANADLVTRDLTEPYYWRLPEQFQGSMITA
YGGKLKYAIYYEARDETGRTSYEPQVIIRGGPRKDKVMTRDMPGLQIGQLTRHEIDMTEH
DWKLSDNRVMSREDFMDILFHIDYILIKASHGNLMRHSRISEISLEVAEEGRPSVESERA
HQIEKCDCPSGYSGLSCEECAAGFYRQLARAGASASRAGIGSCVECQCSGHSDTCDPETS
VCQNCQHNTVGDRCERCAPGFYGVVRGFPQDCRPCACPLANPENNFSPTCVTEGFNDYRC
TACPEGYEGKYCERCASGYHGDPQASGGRCEECKCDPVGALPRPCHPRTGQCQCRSGATG
LACDKCMERHVCGPTGIVSCDDDCSGLLISDMDGLHRLISSVNLTGPLPPPYKVLYRFEN
MTEELKHLLSPQRAPERLAQLADSNLASLVTEMDELLSRATKVSADGEQTDADADRIHKR
AEDLEMFAKDTLLAVEALRNKAQLLNKTLGTRPGEPEKSLNEMHRHIDAMLAELRKRQLG
GKKPIAEEELGAADALYQKVKRQFGDPHQATEDLKKEVTGKMADHKNKLEDVEALLKEAQ
EKIREANFLSTVNHHNVSNLERKRDGMKKGKKATEGILADGERILDEANVLSAGIKQELE
DLENMEQQLTPLHGQLDYKVSRLSEGLGEKTLPDLLRRAENHAAELNESSGILDSILADA
KNLSFNATAAFNAYTNIKDFIEEAEKVAKQAKARGTEALELASGPEGSLKDQAKTSLQKS
FRLWNEAMKLNNEVKENGESVGGLQARVKAAEMKNKDLLKALNGTLGKLQAVPSDTSAKL
QAAKDKARDANATANDVLARLKDMNLNLMGLQKNYSQLEDDVKKANNIIQDPDKNTIIHA
AGAKVKDLEDEADRLLEKLKPIRAFQDDLKKNISQIKELINQARKQANSIKVSVSSGGDC
IRSYRPEIKKGRYNTIILNVKTVYPDNLLFYLGSAKYIDFLAIEMRKGKVNFLWDVGSGV
GRVEHPDLTINDGNWHRIEASRIGVNGTISVHPLEGPRAGIMPTSNSATSPAGYTILDVD
QNAYLFVGGILGTVKKADAVKTITFSGCMGEAYLDNKPIGLWNYREREGDCKGCVVSPQP
ADSEGTVQYDGEGYAAVSRPTRWNPNVSTVMFKFRTFSSNSMLMYLATKDMKDFMSAELI
DGHVKVSFDLGSGTGSTTSVKRHNDGRWKSFTMARLKKHATVTIVDIDSNEEEKMEATSQ
GASTGLNLREDERIYFGGLPTLRNVSIKARPEVTLKKFAGCMKDIEVSRTPYNLLSSSDY
TGLTKGCSIENLHTVSFPKPGFMELKPMSFDVGTEITLSFSTKSDKGIILFGSGGVPEHP
RRKRRQTGEPFLSVLLNKGALEVLVFSGSHNPRRVIRRAEDGILHDGREHSLRIERLSSR
ILTVQVDEENKLDQALPNDHPIGLKRLFIGGIPPDVATRTQRTNVPFEGCIWNLVINRIP
TDFSQPVSFENAEIGQCPDLAPPPPPPLPPRPVPKEEKPVGPTKTEDVSRPQPAGPTAGQ
LPTPPGDVLPAGVGSPAPPTLAASSVSAAPPTLAAPPSIPAPPASAVPSADLNSTLISCA
TEASPVVLEKAIQFGLLRNSHVAMAFDDTKVKNRLIIEFELRTEAESGLVFYMARINHAD
FATIQVKEGMAHLAFDLGSGNTSVHVPRVINDGKWHKIRVMREKQRGVLIIDNRYSKQTT
SPKKADILDVVGMLYIGGLPVNYTTKRIGPVLYSINGCIRNFKMLGSLLDMDNPTSSYHV
GSCFVNPQKGTYFSGTGYAKAVGSYRVGLDMTIQLEFRTSQASGVLLGISSQKMDGLGIE
LHNGKVLFHADNGLGRVTAVHEPDAEAGLCDGQWHSVTAHKLKHRLKLVVDGKESEAESP
HVQSASADTNDPVYVGGYPEGLKQFGLTINTPFKGCIRDLKLTKASKVLDVHFNKALELQ
GVQPLTCPAN
NT seq
9753 nt
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atgaaaagtctactgtttcttgcactgttggcgttgctatggcaatgtagccgagcgcag
caaaggggtcttttcccagctgtgcttaacctggcctccatggcacagatcagcaccaat
gccacctgtggagagaggggcccggagatgtactgcaagctagtggagcacgtccctggg
caacctgtgaggaacccccagtgtcgactgtgtaacctcaaaagcgacagaccacacgag
cggcaccccatcaactatgccattgatggaaccaacagatggtggcagagccccagcatc
aagaacggtatggagtaccactacgtcaccatcacactggacctccagcaggtgttccag
gtcgcctatgtcatcctgaaggcagccaactccccccgtcctgggaactgggtgctggag
cgctccctggacggggtcaccttcaccccctggcagtattttgccatcaccgacacagaa
tgcatcactcgattcaacatcacgcccaggacgggcccgccctcctacacggaggacgat
gaggtcatctgcacgtctttctactccaagattcacccgctggagaatggggagattcac
acctcgctgatcaacgggaggcccagcgcggacgacccctccccaacattgctcaacttc
acttccgcccgctacatccgcctgcagttccagcgaatcaggaccttgaacgccgacctc
atgactctggttttcaacgaccagcaggatttggaccccatcgtaaccagacggtattac
tattcgattaaggatatatcgattggtgggatgtgtatctgctatggtcatgcaaaagca
tgtcccctcaacaaccagacaaagaaattcagctgtgagtgtgagcacaacacatgcggt
gagagttgcgatcgctgttgtcctggatacaaccagaagcagtggatggctggaaccttc
ctcacgcgacacgtctgtgagaaatgcaactgtcacgggaaatccgaggagtgctactac
aaccagaccgtcgcagacaggaagcagagcttgaacgtcaatggcgagtacgagggcgga
ggcgtgtgcctcaggtgttcccgcaacaccgccggggtgaactgccagtcctgcgcggac
ggctacttcaggccgagcgaggtgcgtccggaggagtccaacccctgcaggacctgttca
tgtgatgtcagaggctcccttcaccaaatctgtatcccggacgaatcccaggctgaagga
gccctgtctgccgggtcctgccgctgcaagccgggtttcggaggtgacaggtgcgacagg
tgtgccttcgggcaccgcgatttcccgcactgcgtgccctgtacctgcaatatttacggg
agccgaaacaaggacccctgtgtgttgccctgcacctgtaaggacaacgtggagggggcc
agctgcgaccgctgcaaggcgggtttctaccatctccgcggcgacgacccgcgcggctgc
gagaagtgctactgctctggcgtggcgagccgctgctcggactcccactggacgtacagt
aacgtgacgaccatgtcggggtggttcctgaccgggtcggaccgcaaggccaggatgtgg
ccgaggcccggcggggaggggctccagcagctccagatcagcaacgcggaggcccagaga
cacctgcctgcgctgtactactggagcgcccccgccctgtacctggggaacaagctcacc
gcctacggaggacagttggtgtttacagtctcttatgaaacagaaaggaaggacaaagcc
gtcagaccctccacgtatgctgatgtaatcatagagggcagcgggataacaatgactgac
agtcggtttgggcagcaggtgcaccccttctcagagagcacaaagagaatcactctgctt
cctgatcattttcaacaccataagacaggcttgcctatcagcaagaaggagttcatgatg
gctctcactaatatgacaggccttctcatcagagcctcttacagcaatgagaaggtcgcc
atctacagactactttccgtaagtctagaggtggccgatgagttctccaggacagacgcg
aaggccaacgctgtggagatgtgtcactgtcctcctggttacggtggcacctcctgtgag
atttgcgctgctggatcccgaagggttaatgggacgttgtacggcggcgtgtgtgaaccc
tgtcgctgcaatggccacgcctcactctgcgattacatcacaggccattgcatggattgt
gcggatcacactgctggccctcactgtgacgtttgcgctcctggtttctatggggatgct
accaagggaacagccaatgactgccggccatgcgcctgtccactgcagggtccttccaac
aacttcagccccacgtgttaccaggacgcccggggggagctgatctgcgaccgatgtccg
ccggggtacgcgggaccacgctgtgacaggtgctccaatggattcttcggaagacccaca
gagccgggaggctcctgtcagccgtgccagtgtaacgggaacctggacagctcggccccc
cgcagctgcgaccccctgacgggcgcctgtctgcggtgcagggagggctacgggggggag
caatgcgagacctgcgcgcgggggtacttcggcgacgccatcacggctaaaaactgtcag
ccatgccagtgtcacagcaacgggtccatttcggaggtgtgcgagcgggagacggggcag
tgccagtgtcggcagcatgtcgtcgggcggcggtgcgacgagtgcatgcccaactgctgg
tgggacgcggagcagcaggtgtgcatgccgtgctcctgcagcgcggtgggggcggtgtcg
cagcgctgcgacctggagggccgctgcatctgcaagcccggcttcgtgggccggcgctgc
gacctgcggcagcaggggttcgagcgccgggagacgcgcaggcccgtccagcaggtgccc
ctgcaccaggtgcagcgctggggctccagcagcaggaccggagggtgtcccaggggagcg
taccgccccacggggccgtctacttataacatgcagccagcccgcggctgcgttccttgt
aactgtaactccttcgggtccaagtccttcgactgtgacgaggcgggtcagtgccgatgc
cagcccggggtgacgggtcagaagtgcgaccgttgctcgcccgggcacttcaacttccag
gagggcggctgcacacgttgtcagtgcggccacgtagggaataactgtgattccaggacg
ggacagtgcatctgcccccctaacacagtaggggagagatgtgacaaatgcgcccccaat
tattggggtcatgacatcttcacaggctgcaagtcctgtgactgtaatgtggtgggctcc
ctcaccctgcagtgtaacgcaaacaccggctgctgcttttgccgggaacagttcaccagc
gagaagtgtgacgagtgcaaagtgggcttccgcgatttcccacaatgccttgcctgcggc
tgttccgtggccggcgcggcagcccagacctgtgacgcggaccgaggcgtatgttcctgc
accgacaggacagggcagtgcaagtgcaaggccaacacggaggggctgctgtgtgaccgc
tgccggcccggaacctttgggctgagcgccaggaacccccagggctgcagccagtgctac
tgcttcggcatgtccagcaagtgcaccgaggcgcaggggctcatccgaatgtggcttact
ctgaaacctgagcagaccgtgctgccgctagtggacaaggccaaccaacgaacgaccaca
cacggggtcgccttccagcacccggagataatcgcaaacgctgacctggtgacccgggac
ctgaccgaaccttactattggaggctacccgagcagttccaaggatctatgataactgcg
tatggcggcaagctcaagtatgccatatactacgaggctcgggatgaaacgggtcgaacc
tcctacgaaccccaggtgatcattagaggcggtcccaggaaggacaaggtgatgacgcgg
gacatgcctggcctccagattggtcagctgacccgtcacgagattgacatgacagagcac
gattggaagctcagcgacaacagggtcatgagccgtgaagacttcatggatatcctgttc
cacatcgattacatcctcatcaaggcctcgcatggaaacctaatgagacacagcaggatc
tctgagatttccctggaggttgccgaggaggggaggccgtcggtggagagcgagcgagcc
caccagattgagaagtgcgactgcccctcgggttactctgggctgtcctgtgaggagtgc
gcggctggcttctaccgacagttggcccgcgccggcgcctcggcctccagggcgggcatc
gggagctgcgtggagtgccagtgcagcgggcacagcgacacttgcgaccccgaaacgtcc
gtctgccagaactgccagcacaacaccgtaggggacaggtgcgaacgctgcgccccgggg
ttctacggcgtggttcgcgggttcccccaggactgccgcccctgcgcctgccccctcgcc
aacccggaaaacaatttcagtcccacctgtgtcacggagggattcaacgactaccgctgc
accgcttgtcctgagggttacgagggaaagtactgcgagcggtgtgcgagcggttaccac
ggcgacccccaggcctccggtggaaggtgcgaggagtgtaagtgcgaccccgtgggggcg
ctgccccgcccctgccacccccggaccgggcagtgccagtgcagaagcggggccaccggc
ttggcgtgtgacaagtgcatggagcggcatgtgtgtgggcccacagggattgtgtcatgc
gatgatgattgcagcggactcctcatcagcgacatggacgggctgcatcgcctcatttcc
agtgtcaacctcactggtccgctgccaccgccctacaaagtgctctacaggttcgagaac
atgacagaggagctcaagcatctgctctcccctcagagggcgccagagaggctggcgcag
ttggcggacagcaacctggccagcctggtgacggagatggacgagctgctgagtcgggca
accaaagtatcggcagatggcgagcaaacagacgcggacgccgacaggatccacaaaagg
gctgaagacttagaaatgtttgccaaggatacgctgctggctgtggaagctctgaggaac
aaggcccagcttctgaacaagaccctgggcacgcgacccggcgagccggagaagagcctc
aacgaaatgcaccggcacatcgacgccatgctcgccgagctccgcaagcgccagctgggg
gggaagaagccgatcgccgaggaagagctcggcgctgcggacgccctttaccaaaaagtg
aagcgccagttcggagacccacaccaggccacggaggacctgaagaaggaggtgaccggc
aagatggccgaccacaagaacaagctggaggacgtggaagccctgctgaaagaggcgcag
gagaagatcagggaggccaacttcttatcgacggtcaaccatcacaacgtgtccaacctt
gagaggaagagggacggcatgaagaaaggaaagaaggcgacggaaggaatcctcgcagac
ggagagcgcatcctcgatgaagccaacgtcctctcggccggcattaaacaggagctggag
gacctggagaacatggagcagcagttgacccctctgcacggtcagctggactataaggtc
agccggctgtccgaaggcctcggcgagaagaccctcccggatctgctgcggagagccgag
aaccacgccgcagagctcaacgagtcctccggcatcctggacagcatcctggcagacgcg
aagaacttgtcctttaacgccacggcggcgttcaacgcctacaccaacatcaaggacttc
attgaagaggcggagaaagtggccaagcaggcgaaggctcgagggacagaggctctggag
ttggcatccggcccagaaggctctttaaaggatcaggccaaaacctctctccagaagagc
ttcaggctgtggaatgaagccatgaaattaaacaatgaggtgaaagagaacggagagagc
gtggggggcctgcaggccagggtaaaggccgccgagatgaagaacaaggacttactgaag
gccctcaacggcaccctgggaaagctgcaagccgtcccgagcgacacgagcgcaaagctg
caggcggccaaagacaaggccagagatgccaacgccaccgccaacgatgtgctggcaaga
ctcaaggacatgaatctcaacctgatgggtctgcagaaaaactacagtcagctggaagat
gatgtgaagaaggccaacaacattatccaggatcctgacaagaacacaataatccacgcc
gccggtgccaaagtgaaggacctggaggacgaggcggaccggctcctggagaagctgaag
ccaatcagggccttccaggacgacctgaagaagaacatctcgcagatcaaagagctgatc
aaccaggcccggaagcaggccaactcaattaaagtgtctgtctcgtccggaggggactgc
atccgttcatacaggccagagatcaagaaggggcgatacaacaccatcatcctaaacgtg
aagaccgtctatccagacaacctgctcttttacctcggaagtgccaaatacatcgacttc
ctggcgatagagatgcgcaagggcaaggtcaatttcctgtgggacgtgggctcgggggtt
ggccgcgtggaacacccggacctgaccatcaacgacgggaactggcaccggatcgaagcg
tcgcggattggtgtcaatggcaccatctctgtccacccactggaaggcccgagggctggc
atcatgcccacgtccaacagtgctacatcgcccgccggctacaccatcctagacgtggac
cagaacgcttacctgtttgtcggtggtatactgggcactgtgaagaaagcggatgcggtc
aaaacaatcacgttctctggttgcatgggggaagcatatctggacaataaacccatcgga
ctgtggaactacagagaaagggaaggggactgcaaaggttgcgttgtgagtcctcagccc
gcagacagcgagggcacggtgcagtatgacggggagggatacgcggccgtgagccgtccg
acgcgctggaaccccaacgtctcgaccgtcatgttcaagttccgcaccttctcctccaac
tccatgcttatgtacttggccacaaaggacatgaaggacttcatgagtgcagagctgatt
gacggacatgtgaaagtcagtttcgaccttggctcgggaacggggtccaccaccagcgtc
aaacggcacaacgacggcaggtggaagtccttcaccatggccagattgaagaaacacgct
acggtgaccatcgtggacatcgactccaacgaggaggagaagatggaggcgacgtcccag
ggggcgagcacggggctcaacctccgggaggacgagaggatctatttcgggggcctgccg
acgctccggaacgtcagtatcaaagccaggccggaggtgactttgaagaagtttgcgggc
tgtatgaaagatatagaagtttccagaacgccgtacaatttgctaagcagttcggactac
acgggcttgacaaaaggctgctctatagagaaccttcacacagttagcttccccaagcca
ggatttatggagctgaagcccatgtctttcgacgttggcacggagataacgttgtccttc
agcaccaagagcgacaaaggcatcatcctcttcggcagcgggggggtcccggaacacccc
aggaggaagcgcaggcagacgggagagcccttcctgtcggtgctcctgaacaagggggcc
ctggaggtgctggtgttctcggggagccacaacccccgccgtgtgatccgcagggcggag
gacgggatcctgcacgacggccgcgagcactcgctgcgcatcgagaggctgagcagcagg
attctgacagtgcaggtggacgaggagaacaagttggaccaggcgctgcctaatgaccac
cccatcggcctcaagaggctgttcatcgggggaatcccgccagacgtggcaacccgcacg
cagaggaccaacgtcccattcgagggctgcatctggaacctggtcatcaacaggatcccc
accgatttctcgcagccggtgtcattcgagaacgcagaaatcgggcagtgcccggacttg
gcccctccccctccccctcccctgccccctagacccgtccccaaggaggagaagccggtg
gggccgaccaaaacggaggacgtgtccaggccgcagcccgccggaccaactgccgggcag
cttccgacaccccctggcgacgtcctgccagctggggtcgggagccctgccccgcctact
ctcgctgcctcgtctgttagcgctgctccgcccactctcgctgccccgccctctatcccc
gccccgcctgctagcgctgtcccgtcagctgacctgaattccacgctgatctcctgtgct
actgaagccagccctgtggtgttggagaaggcaatacaatttggtctgttaagaaacagt
cacgtcgctatggccttcgatgatacaaaggtcaaaaacaggctgatcattgagtttgag
ctgcgtacggaggcggagtcgggcctggtgttctacatggcccggataaaccacgctgac
ttcgccaccatccaggtgaaggagggcatggcccacctggccttcgacctgggcagcggg
aacacctcagtccacgtccctcgcgtcatcaacgacgggaagtggcacaagattcgggtg
atgagagaaaagcagaggggggtactgatcatcgacaatcgatactccaagcagaccacc
agccccaaaaaggcagacatcctcgatgtggtcgggatgctctacatcggaggccttcct
gtcaattacacaacgaaaaggattggcccggtgctgtacagcattaatggctgtattagg
aatttcaaaatgttgggttccctgttggacatggataaccccacatccagctaccatgtt
ggctcctgctttgtcaaccctcagaaagggacatacttcagtggcactggatatgcaaaa
gcagtgggctcgtacagagtcggcttggacatgaccatccagctggaattccgcacgtcc
caggccagcggggtcctgctaggaatcagcagtcagaagatggacgggctgggcatcgag
ctgcataacggcaaagtgctgttccacgcggacaacgggctggggcgggtcacggcggtg
cacgagccggacgcggaggcggggctctgcgacggacagtggcactcggtcacggcccac
aagctgaagcatcggctgaagctcgtggtggacggcaaggagtcggaggcggagagcccg
cacgtccagtccgcgtccgccgacaccaacgaccccgtttacgtgggcggctaccctgag
ggcctgaagcagtttgggctgaccatcaacacgcccttcaagggctgcatccgcgacctg
aagctgaccaaggcctccaaggtgctggacgtccacttcaacaaggctctggagctccag
ggggtccagcctcttacctgcccggcaaactga
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