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A genetic screen for improved plasmid segregation reveals a role for Rep20 in the interaction of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes by O'Donnell, Rebecca A., Freitas-Junior, Lúcio H., Preiser, Peter R., Williamson, Donald H., Duraisingh, Manoj, McElwain, Terry F., Scherf, Artur, Cowman, Alan F., Crabb, Brendan S.

“…Bacterial plasmids introduced into the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum replicate well but are poorly segregated during mitosis. In this paper, we…”
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Extrachromosomal DNA in the Apicomplexa by Wilson, R J, Williamson, D H

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An alteration in concatameric structure is associated with efficient segregation of plasmids in transfected Plasmodium falciparum parasites by O'Donnell, R A, Preiser, P R, Williamson, D H, Moore, P W, Cowman, A F, Crabb, B S

“…Transfection of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is currently performed with circularised plasmids that are maintained episomally in parasites…”
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Topology and replication of a nuclear episomal plasmid in the rodent malaria Plasmodium berghei by Williamson, Donald H, Janse, Chris J, Moore, Peter W, Waters, Andrew P, Preiser, Peter R

“…The rodent malaria Plasmodium berghei is one of a small number of species of Plasmodium that can currently be genetically transformed through experimentally…”
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Malaria parasites contain two identical copies of an elongation factor 1 alpha gene by Vinkenoog, Rinke, Aparecida Sperança, Márcia, van Breemen, Onno, Ramesar, Jai, Williamson, Donald H, Ross-MacDonald, Petra B, Thomas, Alan W, Janse, Chris J, del Portillo, Hernando A, Waters, Andrew P

“…Elongation factor 1alpha (EF-1 α) is an abundant protein in eukaryotic cells, involved chiefly in translation of mRNA on the ribosomes, and is frequently…”
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The evolutionary origin of the 35 kb circular DNA of Plasmodium falciparum: new evidence supports a possible rhodophyte ancestry by Williamson, D H, Gardner, M J, Preiser, P, Moore, D J, Rangachari, K, Wilson, R J

“…In common with other Apicomplexan parasites, Plasmodium falciparum carries two extrachromosomal DNAs, one of which, the 6 kb element, is undoubtedly…”
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Complete Gene Map of the Plastid-like DNA of the Malaria ParasitePlasmodium falciparum by Wilson, (Iain) R.J.M., Denny, Paul W., Preiser, Peter R., Rangachari, Kaveri, Roberts, Kate, Roy, Anjana, Whyte, Andrea, Strath, Malcolm, Moore, Daphne J., Moore, Peter W., Williamson, Donald H.

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Uniparental inheritance of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b in Plasmodium falciparum by Creasey, A.M. (Edinburgh Univ. (United Kingdom). Inst. of Cell Animal and Population Biology), Ranford-Cartwright, L.C, Moore, D.J, Williamson, D.H, Wilson, R.J.M, Walliker, D, Carter, R

“…The inheritance of an extrachromosomal 6-kb element has been examined in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. A single base pair difference in the…”
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Complete Gene Map of the Plastid-like DNA of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum by Wilson, (Iain) R.J.M., Denny, Paul W., Preiser, Peter R., Rangachari, Kaveri, Roberts, Kate, Roy, Anjana, Whyte, Andrea, Strath, Malcolm, Moore, Daphne J., Moore, Peter W., Williamson, Donald H.

“…Malaria parasites, and other parasitic protists of the Phylum Apicomplexa, carry a plastid-like genome with greatly reduced sequence complexity. This 35 kb DNA…”
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Homologies between the contiguous and fragmented rRNAs of the two Plasmodium falciparum extrachromosomal DNAs are limited to core sequences by Feagin, Jean E., Werner, Erica, Gardner, Malcolm J., Williamson, Donald H., Wilson, Robert J.M.

“…Plasmodium faiciparum contains two extrachromosomal DNAs, a 6 kb linear element and a 35 kb circular DNA; both encode rONA sequences. The 6 kb element rDNAs…”
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Protein Synthesis in the Plastid of Plasmodium falciparum by Roy, Anjana, Cox, Robert A., Williamson, Donald H., Wilson, R.J.M. (lain)

“…The plastid organelle of malarial and other apicomplexan parasites contains ribosome-like particles as well as a genome dedicated largely to specifying…”
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The yeast ARS element, six years on: a progress report by Williamson, D H

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A circular DNA in malaria parasites encodes an RNA polymerase like that of prokaryotes and chloroplasts by Gardner, M J, Williamson, D H, Wilson, R J

“…A 3.5-kb Sau3AI fragment was cloned from a circular DNA molecule isolated from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and found to contain two…”
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Isolation and expression of a gene specifying a cdc2‐like protein kinase from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum by ROSS‐MACDONALD, Petra B., GRAESER, Ralph, KAPPES, Barbara, FRANKLIN, Richard, WILLIAMSON, Donald H.

“…A partially redundant oligonucleotide based on conserved protein sequences of cdk and cdc2‐like proteins was used to isolate from genomic libraries of…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of the rpoB gene from the plastid-like DNA of Plasmodium falciparum by Gardner, M J, Goldman, N, Barnett, P, Moore, P W, Rangachari, K, Strath, M, Whyte, A, Williamson, D H, Wilson, R J

“…Malaria and other Apicomplexan parasites harbour two extrachromosomal DNAs. One is mitochondrial and the other is a 35-kb circle with some plastid-like…”
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Selective toxicity to malaria parasites by non-intercalating DNA-binding ligands by Ginsburg, H, Nissani, E, Krugliak, M, Williamson, D H

“…The DNA of malarial parasites is significantly richer in A and T than that of mammalian cells. Antibiotics which bind to the minor groove of B-DNA with a…”
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Malaria parasites contain two identical copies of an elongation factor 1 alpha gene1Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the EMBL, GenBank™ and DDJB databases under the accession numbers AJ224150, AJ224151, AJ224153 and AJ224154.1 by Vinkenoog, Rinke, Aparecida Sperança, Márcia, van Breemen, Onno, Ramesar, Jai, Williamson, Donald H, Ross-MacDonald, Petra B, Thomas, Alan W, Janse, Chris J, del Portillo, Hernando A, Waters, Andrew P

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Organisation and expression of small subunit ribosomal RNA genes encoded by a 35-kilobase circular DNA in Plasmodium falciparum by Gardner, M J, Feagin, J E, Moore, D J, Spencer, D F, Gray, M W, Williamson, D H, Wilson, R J

“…A restriction map of the 35-kb circular DNA molecule of Plasmodium falciparum showed that a region of about 6 kb, encoding both a large and a small subunit…”
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Subcellular fractionation of the two organelle DNAs of malaria parasites by Wilson, R.J.M. (National Inst. for Medical Research, London (United Kingdom). Parasitology Div.), Fry, M, Gardner, M.J, Feagin, J.E, Williamson, D.H

“…Malaria parasites contain two extrachromosomal DNAs, a 6 kb repetitive linear molecule which is assigned on the basis of its genetic content to the…”
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Mitochondrial DNA of the human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum by Gardner, M J, Bates, P A, Ling, I T, Moore, D J, McCready, S, Gunasekera, M B, Wilson, R J, Williamson, D H

“…Covalently closed circular DNA molecules were isolated from Plasmodium falciparum total DNA by isopycnic centrifugation in CsCl gradients containing either…”
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