Table 1.
Functional orthologs of P. gallinaceum zygote, ookinete, and ookinete-secreted proteins identified in the annotated P. falciparum genome as determined by MudPIT analysis
| Class code | Molecular function | P. falciparum | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cell cycle (DNA processing) | 51 | 5.3 |
| 2 | Cell rescue defense (virulence) | 6 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Cellular communication (signal transduction) | 29 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Cellular transport (transport mechanism) | 55 | 5.7 |
| 5 | Metabolism (energy) | 109 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Protein fate | 102 | 10.6 |
| 7 | Protein synthesis | 104 | 10.7 |
| 8 | Transcription | 49 | 5.1 |
| 9 | Transport facilitation | 17 | 1.8 |
| 10 | Conserved hypothetical | 40 | 4.1 |
| 11 | Hypothetical | 352 | 36.4 |
| 12 | Cell surface (apical organelles) | 29 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Unclassified | 23 | 2.3 |
| Total numbers | 966 |