title: Curation of the Plasmodium falciparum genome.
abstract: The malaria genome has proved invaluable to researchers worldwide in the continuing fight against malaria by stimulating and underpinning molecular approaches in gene expression studies, vaccine and drug discovery research, and by providing data to facilitate hypothesis-driven research. The combination of in silico and experimental investigations has already yielded dividends by strengthening our understanding of the many facets of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The recently initiated curation of the genome resource is a vital investment for maintaining and enhancing the use of this genomic information in the post-genomic era.
authors.affiliation: Pathogen Sequencing Unit, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton Hall, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK. aeb@sanger.ac.uk
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Malcolm J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Gert-Jan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Caspers
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berriman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000469:parasitology*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan