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Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

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  • Malcolm J. Gardner

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Neil Hall

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus)

  • Eula Fung

    (Stanford Genome Technology Center)

  • Owen White

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Matthew Berriman

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus)

  • Richard W. Hyman

    (Stanford Genome Technology Center)

  • Jane M. Carlton

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Arnab Pain

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus)

  • Karen E. Nelson

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Sharen Bowman

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
    Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre)

  • Ian T. Paulsen

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Keith James

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus)

  • Jonathan A. Eisen

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Kim Rutherford

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus)

  • Steven L. Salzberg

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Alister Craig

    (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place)

  • Sue Kyes

    (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital)

  • Man-Suen Chan

    (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital)

  • Vishvanath Nene

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Shamira J. Shallom

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Bernard Suh

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Jeremy Peterson

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Sam Angiuoli

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Mihaela Pertea

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Jonathan Allen

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Jeremy Selengut

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Daniel Haft

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Michael W. Mather

    (Drexel University College of Medicine)

  • Akhil B. Vaidya

    (Drexel University College of Medicine)

  • David M. A. Martin

    (The University of Dundee)

  • Alan H. Fairlamb

    (The University of Dundee)

  • Martin J. Fraunholz

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • David S. Roos

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Stuart A. Ralph

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Geoffrey I. McFadden

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Leda M. Cummings

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • G. Mani Subramanian

    (Celera Genomics)

  • Chris Mungall

    (University of California)

  • J. Craig Venter

    (The Center for the Advancement of Genomics)

  • Daniel J. Carucci

    (Malaria Program, Naval Medical Research Center)

  • Stephen L. Hoffman

    (Malaria Program, Naval Medical Research Center
    Sanaria)

  • Chris Newbold

    (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital)

  • Ronald W. Davis

    (Stanford Genome Technology Center)

  • Claire M. Fraser

    (The Institute for Genomic Research)

  • Bart Barrell

    (The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus)

Abstract

The parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for hundreds of millions of cases of malaria, and kills more than one million African children annually. Here we report an analysis of the genome sequence of P. falciparum clone 3D7. The 23-megabase nuclear genome consists of 14 chromosomes, encodes about 5,300 genes, and is the most (A + T)-rich genome sequenced to date. Genes involved in antigenic variation are concentrated in the subtelomeric regions of the chromosomes. Compared to the genomes of free-living eukaryotic microbes, the genome of this intracellular parasite encodes fewer enzymes and transporters, but a large proportion of genes are devoted to immune evasion and host–parasite interactions. Many nuclear-encoded proteins are targeted to the apicoplast, an organelle involved in fatty-acid and isoprenoid metabolism. The genome sequence provides the foundation for future studies of this organism, and is being exploited in the search for new drugs and vaccines to fight malaria.

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  • Malcolm J. Gardner & Neil Hall & Eula Fung & Owen White & Matthew Berriman & Richard W. Hyman & Jane M. Carlton & Arnab Pain & Karen E. Nelson & Sharen Bowman & Ian T. Paulsen & Keith James & Jonathan, 2002. "Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum," Nature, Nature, vol. 419(6906), pages 498-511, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:419:y:2002:i:6906:d:10.1038_nature01097
    DOI: 10.1038/nature01097
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