Table 1.
Classification and characterization of MEG families
[i] aSequences are accessible using Smp ID number in GeneDB (http://www.genedb.org/genedb/smansoni/).
[ii] bExcluding the 5- ′- and 3′-end flanking normal sized exons.
[iii] cSignal peptide predicted with confidence >50% using SignalP-HMM but with only two out of five positive parameters in SignalP-NN.
[iv] dPartial sequence lacking EST evidence to deduce the 5′ large exon containing an initial methionine.
[v] e5′ portion of the sequence detected as secreted using signal trap methodology in Smyth et al. (2003).