Table 1.
The RNA levels ofvar3in patient A and B parasite isolates and four laboratory parasite lines
Sample Primer pair | Patient A | Patient B | 3D7 VAR3 | FCR3 VAR3 | FCR3 IT4var60 | FCR3 IT4var59 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DBLε8 (var3Global) |
187.6 |
419.9 |
1837.9 |
701.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
PFI1820w (3D7) |
ND |
ND |
1055.6 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
PFF0020w (3D7) |
ND |
ND |
807.8 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
PFA0015c (3D7) |
ND |
ND |
17.7 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
IT4var3 (FCR3) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
696.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
VAR3Xi (3D7 and FCR3) |
ND |
ND |
1492.9 |
621.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
PFA0015cXi (3D7) | ND | ND | 17.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
RNA level is shown relatively to an average RNA level of the housekeeping genes, seryl-tRNA synthetase and fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, set to 100.
ND: Not done.