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 Sequences14324
No Amino Acids7541837
Min Seq. Length23
Avg. Seq. Length526.518
Max Seq. Length15844
Seq. Length 1σ543.479

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 18.761 4.093 31.052 30.569 7.380
VSL2b 21.640 3.715 36.389 26.812 6.990
PrDOS 21.720 2.783 37.270 20.080 5.097
PV2 47.564 8.121 45.960 25.874 8.661
IUPred-S 22.772 1.344 20.273 13.675 1.629
IUPred-L 27.425 1.831 26.317 19.964 2.261
Espritz-N 34.324 4.071 29.738 22.385 4.109
Espritz-X 23.162 1.015 21.172 10.066 1.373
Espritz-D 7.824 0.441 29.508 8.313 4.201

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
40 66 17297 981 879 17.6 527 1032 3227

Discussion about Anopheles gambiae VectorBase AgamP3.6


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