Codon usage in Entamoeba histolytica. |
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| Authors: | S Char M J Farthing |
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| Institution: | Department of Gastroenterology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The codon usage of 10 E. histolytica genes comprising 4455 codons was analysed. The codon usage revealed an extremely biased use of synonymous codons with a preference for NNU (44%) and NNA (41.4%) codons. Codons CGG (arg), AGG (arg) and CCG (pro) were absent in the E. histolytica genes examined. The codon usage of E. histolytica resembled that of Plasmodium falciparum. |
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