Size and sequence polymorphisms in the glutamate-rich protein gene of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in Thailand

Table 2 Frequency, subtypes and size of the P. falciparum GLURP polypeptide in global database. Size indicates the number of amino acid residues detected between blocks 4–15

No. of repeat units	n	GLURP subtype	Subtype name	Size (aa residue)
6	1	1	A1	57
8	3	2	C1 to C2	97–98
9	10	4	D1 to D4	115–117
10	27	19	E1 to E19	133–137
11	53	22	F1 to F22	152–156
12	16	14	G1 to G14	172–176
13	37	26	H1 to H26	191–195
14	19	15	I1 to I15	210–214
15	2	2	J1 to J2	229–235

Note: The variation in size in blocks 4–15 is due to the insertion/deletion of aspartic acid and glutamic acid between the blocks. The numbers of amino acid residues in blocks 1–3 are invariable (block 1, 20 amino acid residues; block 2, 32 amino acid residues; block 3, 18 amino acid residues). See Additional file 2 for the AAU arrangement of the GLURP subtypes
Abbreviations: aa amino acid, n number of parasites

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