Table S31: Centromere predictionsa.

Pf

chr

Pf gene downstream

RMP gene downstream

RMP contig downstream

End of synteny

Pf gene upstream

RMP gene upstream

RMP contig upstream

Start of synteny

Distance between flanking syntenic genes

Method of linkage

Size of PCR fragment (bp)

RMP

chr

1

PFA0585w

PY01445

MALPY00384

457,239

PFA0590w

NI

not syntenic

-

-

SLE

-

2

2

PFB0490c

PB000558.01.0

Pb.c001904474. Contig1

443,244

PFB0495w

PY05091

MALPY01600

449,666

6,422

PCR

4,000

3

3

PFC0610c

PY02287

MALPY00628

587,740

PFC0615w

PY07280

MALPY02636

601,130

13,390

None

-

4

4

PFD0690c

PY00550

MALPY00150

641,902

PFD0695w

PY02205

MALPY00605

659,376

17,474

None

-

7

5

chr5-tRNA-Leu-1

tRNA-Leu-1

MALPY02997

452,699

PFE0530w

PY04900

MALPY01520

458,119

5,420

PCR

4,000

11

6

MAL6P1.152

PY04637

MALPY01429

1,151,208

MAL6P1.151

PY02706

MALPY00748

1,152,410

1,202

None

-

11

6b

MAL6P1.116

PY03119

MALPY00884

526,726

MAL6P1.309

PY02914

MALPY00821

528,552

1,826

None

-

1

7

PF07_0050

NI

not syntenic

411,168

MAL7P1.52

NI

not syntenic

517,160

105,992

None

-

SBP

7b

MAL7P1.91

PY02993

MALPY00846

708,966

MAL7P1.92

PY05845

MALPY01919

714,099

5,133

None

-

6

8

MAL8P1.136

PY05152

MALPY01625

1,020,763

PF08_0118

PY05558

MALPY01784

1,023,858

3,095

None

-

12

9

PFI1500w

PY06205

MALPY02081

1,240,525

PFI1505c

PY07561

MALPY02813

1,242,181

1,656

PCR

2,200

8

10

PF10_0216

PY07622

MALPY02840

934,786

PF10_0217

PY01659

MALPY00449

939,652

4,866

PCR

3,500

5

11

PF11_0226

PY06052

MALPY02015

826,272

PF11_0227

PY06967

MALPY02459

831,942

5,670

PCR

2,000

9

12

PFL1505c

PY05255

MALPY01663

1,282,467

PFL1510c

PY05931

MALPY01956

1,285,021

2,554

PCR

3,500

14

13b

MAL13P1.151

PY04447

MALPY01358

1,200,716

PF13_0157

PY01467

MALPY00394

1,205,374

4,658

PCR

4,000

13

14

PF14_0252

PY05795

MALPY01896

1,068,157

PF14_0253

PY02120

MALPY00583

1,075,409

7,252

PCR

9,000

10

a Predictions of the location of centromeres in the genome of P. falciparum and RMP based on comparison of the synteny blocks. For all previous centromere predictions (Hall et al. 2002), the flanking P. falciparum genes and their positions on the chromosome as well as the RMP genes and contigs both up- and downstream of the centromere are given.

b Newly predicted centromeres are shown in bold.

 

Pf = P. falciparum; chr = chromosome; RMP = rodent malaria parasites; NI = not identified; SLE = subtelomere linked end; SBP =  synteny breakpoint