The Anopheles gambiae complex consists of at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species of mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles. The complex was recognised in the 1960s and includes the most important vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly of the most dangerous malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. It is one of the most efficient malaria vectors known. The An. gambiae mosquito additionally transmits Wuchereria bancrofti which causes lymphatic filariasis, a symptom of which is elephantiasis.

Sequence Statistics

No Sequences13133
No Amino Acids6228133
Min Seq. Length23
Avg. Seq. Length474.235
Max Seq. Length15844
Seq. Length 1σ503.203

Disorder Prediction Statistics

Predictor % Genome Disordered % Genome Disordered in SCOP Domains Avg. % of Seq. Disordered Avg. % of Disordered Regions in SCOP Domains Avg. % of Seq. Disordered and in SCOP Domains
VLXT 33.704 6.850 32.066 29.061 7.037
VSL2b 39.050 6.298 37.666 25.439 6.649
PrDOS 39.315 4.771 38.646 19.256 4.976
PV2 44.848 8.328 45.426 26.290 8.664
IUPred-S 20.408 1.361 19.756 14.017 1.632
IUPred-L 23.970 1.762 25.431 20.349 2.207
Espritz-N 30.861 4.078 28.408 22.717 4.002
Espritz-X 20.484 1.007 20.630 10.666 1.397
Espritz-D 7.752 0.497 35.036 8.667 4.737

SUPERFAMILY Domains

% Amino Acids with SCOP Assignment % Sequences with SCOP Assignment No of Domains No of Superfamilies No of Families Avg. Family Size Avg. Domain Length Domain Pairs Unique Domain Architectures
42 64 15113 972 867 15.5 474 1007 3103

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