title: An S antigen gene from Plasmodium falciparum contains a novel repetitive sequence.
abstract: The complete sequence of the gene coding for the S antigen from the Wellcome (West African) strain of Plasmodium falciparum has been obtained. It contains a central repetitive region consisting of 65 copies of a partially degenerate 24 bp sequence, coding for a conserved 8 amino acid repeat (Gly Pro Asn Ser Asp Gly Asp Lys). The repeat sequence is different from those of S antigens characterised in other strains and thus represents a new S antigen serotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Wellcome Biotech, Beckenham, U.K.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lockyer
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Odink
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Holder
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D015246:Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI; D015247:Deoxyribonuclease HindIII; D005796:Genes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D003062:Codon; D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D015246:Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI; D015247:Deoxyribonuclease HindIII