Developmentally regulated expression, alternative splicing and distinct sub-groupings in members of the Schistosoma mansoni venom allergen-like (SmVAL) gene family

Table 1 Molecular Details/Characteristics of SmVAL1-13.

SmVAL^a	Accession number^b	S. mansoni v4 ID^c	Protein size (AA)^d	Gene length (bp)^e	Signal peptide^f	Conserved intron phase^g	Gp1/2^h
1	AY994061	smp_193680/smp_120240	234	1610	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
2	AY994062	smp_002630	229	1577	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
3	DQ060000	smp_193710	213	1221	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
4	AY994063	smp_002070	181	5861	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
5	DQ269980	smp_179480	270	4399	No**	0/2/0/2	1
6	AY953433	smp_124050.1–3	434	64721	No	1/1	2
7	DQ060001	smp_070240	193	3374	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
8	EU164415	smp_123550	261	3082	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
9	DQ269979	smp_176180	182	6562	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
10	EF421456	smp_002060	170	11934	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
11	DQ151891	smp_012350/smp_128780.2	423	18249	No	1/1	2
12	DQ269978	smp_123540	204	3940	Yes	0/2/0/2	1
13	DQ269977	smp_124060	236	26716	No	1/1	2

(a) Gene names (b) GenBank accession number (c) Schisto GeneDB version 4 systematic ID (d) Protein size (in amino acids) encoded by open reading frame (e) Gene length (in base pairs) derived from Schisto GeneDB assembly 4 (f) Signal peptide prediction with SignalP 3.0 server (D-score > 0.43 = yes) double asterisk represents SmVALs with D-scores above 0.38 but below 0.43 (g) Conserved Intron Phase derived from Schisto GeneDB assembly 4 (h) Group 1/Group 2 designation

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