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Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13

Hall, N., Pain, A., Berriman, M., Churcher, C., Harris, B., Harris, D., Mungall, K., Bowman, S., Atkin, R., Baker, S., Barron, A., Brooks, K., Buckee, C. O., Burrows, C., Cherevach, I., Chillingworth, C., Chillingworth, T., Christodoulou, Z., Clark, L., Clark, R., Corton, C., Cronin, A., Davies, R., Davis, P., Dear, P., Dearden, F., Doggett, J., Feltwell, T., Goble, A., Goodhead, I., Gwilliam, R., Hamlin, N., Hance, Z., Harper, D., Hauser, H., Hornsby, T., Holroyd, S., Horrocks, P., Humphray, S., Jagels, K., James, K. D., Johnson, D., Kerhornou, A., Knights, A., Konfortov, B., Kyes, S., Larke, N., Lawson, D., Lennard, N., Line, A., Maddison, M., McLean, J., Mooney, P., Moule, S., Murphy, L., Oliver, K., Ormond, D., Price, C., Quail, M. A., Rabbinowitsch, E., Rajandream, M. A., Rutter, S., Rutherford, K. M., Sanders, M., Simmonds, M., Seeger, K., Sharp, S., Smith, R., Squares, R., Squares, S., Stevens, K., Taylor, K., Tivey, A., Unwin, L., Whitehead, S., Woodward, J., Sulston, J. E., Craig, Alister ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-6164, Newbold, C. and Barrell, B. G. (2002) 'Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13'. Nature, Vol 419, Issue 6906, pp. 527-531.

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Abstract

Since the sequencing of the first two chromosomes of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum(1,2), there has been a concerted effort to sequence and assemble the entire genome of this organism. Here we report the sequence of chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13 of P. falciparum clone 3D7-these chromosomes account for approximately 55% of the total genome. We describe the methods used to map, sequence and annotate these chromosomes. By comparing our assemblies with the optical map, we indicate the completeness of the resulting sequence. During annotation, we assign Gene Ontology terms to the predicted gene products, and observe clustering of some malaria-specific terms to specific chromosomes. We identify a highly conserved sequence element found in the intergenic region of internal var genes that is not associated with their telomeric counterparts.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: QU Biochemistry > Genetics > QU 470 Genetic structures
QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 135 Plasmodia
Faculty: Department: Groups (2002 - 2012) > Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology Group
Digital Object Identifer (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01095
Depositing User: Martin Chapman
Date Deposited: 10 Jun 2013 10:46
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2019 14:14
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2931

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