“… 165 While closely related RIG‐I othologues are found in all mammals, in other vertebrates, conservation of RIG‐I is more limited. 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 Protein sequence alignment of RIG‐I among mammals, birds, and fish reveals that the domain organization of RIG‐I is similar in these classes, and that the key residues involved in RNA recognition, ATP binding, and hydrolysis are all conserved (Figure 3 ). Furthermore, crystal structures of truncated human, mouse, and duck RIG‐I constructs reveal a highly conserved architecture of RIG‐I, particularly the key residues in the RNA binding pocket of the CTD (H847, K858, K861, and K888) and in the catalytic core of the ATPase domain (K270).…”