Additional Files

Additional File 1. 18 P. falciparum genes used to seed the sporozoite-specific OPI cluster.
Additional File 2. OPI clusters used for GEMS analysis.
Additional File 3. Putative cis-regulatory elements discovered by GEMS analysis of promoter regions (1000bp upstream gene start codons). (Download PSSM)
Additional File 4. Putative cis-regulatory elements discovered by GEMS analysis of gene intron regions. (Download PSSM)
Additional File 5. Differentially expressed heat shock genes.
Additional File 6. P. falciparum mitochondrial TCA cycle genes and their life cycle mRNA expression values.

Figures

Figure 1. An overview of some of the most biologically interesting putative regulatory elements identified using GEMS
Figure 2. GEMS identification of PfM2.1 from the Sexual Development cluster (GO:GNF0004)
Figure 3. GEMS and MDScan random permutation analyses
Figure 4. Promoter-derived putative regulatory elements as discovered by OPI cluster
Figure 5. Alignment of sequences from known and putative rhoptry gene promoter regions containing PfM18.1 and PfM18.1-like motifs.
Figure 6. Results of transient transfection using 1527 base pair promoter region of rap3 cloned upstream luciferase reporter as monitored by qRT-PCR.
Figure 7. Characterization of PfM18.1 binding proteins by EMSA.
Figure 8. Gene-by-gene comparison of expression levels for mixed asexual versus sporozoite stages and mixed asexual parasites versus heat shock treated mixed asexual parasites.

Motif Analysis of GO:GNF0004 Cluster Using MDScan and MEME

MDScan Analysis: commands used and summary results (Download all input and result files)
MEME Analysis: commands used and summary results (Download all input and result files)

Additional GEMS Results

Promoter-derived putative regulatory elements for heat shock genes (2kb promoter region).
Intron-derived putative regulatory elements.

Heat Shock CEL Files

PFDP05120601 - control, PFDP05120602 - heat shock

Search a Gene

Top 20 Promoter-derived Motif Candidates for 21 OPI Clusters

GODescriptionCluster Size (P.f.)Cluster Size (P.y.)Cluster Size (P.b.)Cluster Size (P.c.)
GO:0020033antigenic variation286 108 55 61
GO:0005830cytosolic ribosome (sensu Eukarya)89 58 48 44
GO:0007155cell adhesion50 14 8 9
GO:0019941modification-dependent protein catabolism45 33 21 15
GO:0000502proteasome complex (sensu Eukarya)75 61 35 27
GO:0000067DNA replication and chromosome cycle96 66 43 31
GO:0005840ribosome131 83 61 57
GO:0000278mitotic cell cycle333 217 124 107
GO:0005783endoplasmic reticulum291 207 121 94
GO:0030260cell invasion87 47 23 22
GO:0030894replisome100 65 42 31
GO:0006399tRNA metabolism324 237 114 126
GO:0006520amino acid metabolism398 267 138 147
GO:0006096glycolysis97 72 48 42
GO:0006457protein folding130 96 50 47
GO:0016052carbohydrate catabolism82 58 39 35
GO:GNF0004Sexual Development246 145 89 91
GO:0006413translational initiation121 85 46 47
GO:0006720isoprenoid metabolism45 36 20 16
GO:0020036Maurer's cleft243 97 45 47
GO:GNF0006Sporozoite-specific37 19 10 10
Total Gene Set (P.f.)3046
Total Gene Set (P.y.)1764
Total Gene Set (P.b.)961
Total Gene Set (P.c.)903
Expression Profile