Figure 1.

Schematic representation of the catalog of P.falciparum Pexel/VTS-containing proteins. Signal peptide sequences are represented by gray boxes; transmembrane domains are represented by black boxes. All proteins are encoded by two exon genes; the location of the intron is represented by a gray triangle. The Pexel/VTS motif is encoded near the 5′ end of the second exon and is represented by a narrow open box. The locations of signal peptide cleavage sites have not been determined, and the N-termini of mature proteins are not known. Predicted globular domains are indicated by open boxes.