In the malaria parasite AT-rich genome, the presence of G-quadruplex (G4) DNA motifs close to var gene family responsible for antigenic variation points towards the putative regulatory roles of G4 in
Legend P-value1: two-tailed Z-test based on 1000 bootstraps with an alternative hypothesis of dN≠dS. Syn: synonymous. Nsyn: non-synonymous. NI: neutrality index. P-value2: P-value of Fisher's Exact te
Clonally variant genes (CVGs) play fundamental roles in the adaptation of Plasmodium falciparum parasites to the fluctuating conditions of the human host, but their expression patterns under the natur