Research Article

The P25 Ookinete Surface Proteins: Homology Modeling and Phylogenetic Relationships

Table 1

Members of ookinete surface antigen family P25.

Family   Plasmodium speciesSwiss-Prot entries of P25 proteinsSequence identity with Pvs25 proteinSequence similarity with Pvs25 protein

  
  
P. falciparum P13829 (23-195)44.63%
62.15%
P. berghei O00842 (23-192)44.57%61.71%
P. cynomolgi Q5EXQ8 (23-194)81.71%
86.86%
P25P. gallinaceum P13401 (23-191)47.43%
61.71%
P. inui Q5EXQ7 (23-194)85.14%
91.43%
P. ovale Q969A0 (23-193)49.14%
62.29%
P. reichenowi P19455 (23-193)45.45%
60.80%
P. yoelii O00925 (23-192)44.57%61.71%

Starting and ending positions of ookinete surface proteins (without signal peptide and GPI anchor) are mentioned in parentheses with corresponding entries.