Fig. 4. (A) ClustalW analysis of the six C-type lectin proteins found expressed in the salivary glands of Lutzomyia longipalpis. (B) ClustalW analysis of C-type lectin-related proteins from various organisms, including insects and a mammal. Reverse-shaded amino acids indicate identical amino acids among all these proteins; gray-shaded amino acids represent highly conserved amino acids. (C) Dendrogram of the C-type lectin-related proteins from Lu. longipalpis and other organisms. Bootstrap values are indicated in their respective nodes.