Appendix 1: Information on HCAII
HCAIIGene Sequence:
5’ATGGCCCATCACTGGGGGTACGGCAAACACAACGGACCTGAGCACTGGCATAAGGACTTCCCCATTGCCAAGGGAGAGCGCCAGTCCCCTGTTGACATCGACACTCATACAGCCAAGTATGACCCTTCCCTGAAGCCCCTGTCTGTTTCCTATGATCAAGCAACTTCCCTGAGGATCCTCAACAATGGTCATGCTTTCAACGTGGAGTTTGATGACTCTCAGGACAAAGCAGTGCTCAAGGGAGGACCCCTGGATGGCACTTACAGATTGATTCAGTTTCACTTTCACTGGGGTTCACTTGATGGACAAGGTTCAGAGCATACTGTGGATAAAAAGAAATATGCTGCAGAACTTCACTTGGTTCACTGGAACACCAAATATGGGGATTTTGGGAAAGCTGTGCAGCAACCTGATGGACTGGCCGTTCTAGGTATTTTTTTGAAGGTTGGCAGCGCTAAACCGGGCCTTCAGAAAGTTGTTGATGTGCTGGATTCCATTAAAACAAAGGGCAAGAGTGCTGACTTCACTAACTTCGATCCTCGTGGCCTCCTTCCTGAATCCCTGGATTACTGGACCTACCCAGGCTCACTGACCACCCCTCCTCTTCTGGAATGTGTGACCTGGATTGTGCTCAAGGAACCCATCAGCGTCAGCAGCGAGCAGGTGTTGAAATTCCGTAAACTTAACTTCAATGGGGAGGGTGAACCCGAAGAACTGATGGTGGACAACTGGCGCCCAGCTCAGCCACTGAAGAACAGGCAAATCAAAGCTTCCTTCAAATAA
HCAII Protein Sequence:
MAHHWGYGKHNGPEHWHKDFPIAKGERQSPVDIDTHTAKYDPSLKPLSVSYDQATSLRILNNGHAFNVEFDDSQDKAVLKGGPLDGTYRLIQFHFHWGSLDGQGSEHTVDKKKYAAELHLVHWNTKYGDFGKAVQQPDGLAVLGIFLKVGSAKPGLQKVVDVLDSIKTKGKSADFTNFDPRGLLPESLDYWTYPGSLTTPPLLECVTWIVLKEPISVSSEQVLKFRKLNFNGEGEPEELMVDNWRPAQPLKNRQIKASFK
HCAII size: 260 amino acids, 29.25 kDa
The extinction co-efficient for HCAII is 50,420 cm-1M-1.