title: Data on Rad51 amino acid sequences from higher and lower eukaryotic model organisms and parasites.
abstract: This paper contains data related to the research article titled "Characterization of the recombination activities of theEntamoeba histolyticaRad51 recombinase" (Kelso et al., in press) [1]. The known and putative amino acid sequence of Rad51, the central enzyme of homologous recombination, from nineteen different higher and lower eukaryotic organisms was analyzed. Here, we show amino acid conservation using a multiple sequence alignment, overall sequence identities using a percent identity matrix, and the evolutionary relationship between organisms using a neighbor-joining tree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kelso
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Goodson
authors.affiliation: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA; Clemson University School of Health Research, Clemson 29634, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Lesly A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Temesvari
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA; Clemson University School of Health Research, Clemson 29634, SC, USA; Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sehorn
keywords: Eukaryotic pathogen; Rad51; Recombinase