Publication: Stable allele frequency distribution of the plasmodium falciparum clag genes encoding components of the high molecular weight rhoptry protein complex
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2012-12-27
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13488945
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Mahidol University
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Tropical Medicine and Health. Vol.40, No.3 (2012), 71-77
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Jean Semé Fils Alexandre, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Kazuhide Yahata, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Osamu Kaneko Stable allele frequency distribution of the plasmodium falciparum clag genes encoding components of the high molecular weight rhoptry protein complex. Tropical Medicine and Health. Vol.40, No.3 (2012), 71-77. doi:10.2149/tmh.2012-13 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/14411
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Stable allele frequency distribution of the plasmodium falciparum clag genes encoding components of the high molecular weight rhoptry protein complex
Abstract
Plasmodium falciparum Clag protien is a candidate component of the plasmodial surface anion channel located on the parasite-infected erythrocyte. This protein is encoded by 5 separated clag genes and forms a RhopH complex with the other components. Previously, a signature of positive diversifying selection was detected on the hypervariable region of clag2 and clag8 by population-based analyses using P. falciparum originating from Thailand in 1988-1989. In this study, we obtained the sequence of this region of 3 clag genes (clag2, clag8, and clag9) in 2005 and evaluated the changes over time in the frequency distribution of the polymorphism of these gene products by comparison with the sequences obtained in 1988-1989. We found no difference in the frequency distribution of 18 putatively neutral loci between the 2 groups, evidence that the background of the parasite population structure has remained stable over 14 years. Although the frequency distribution of most of the polymorphic sites in the hypervariable region of Clag2, Clag8, and Clag9 was stable over 14 years, we found that a proportion of the major Clag2 group and one amino acid position of Clag8 changed significantly. This may be a response to a certain type of pressure. © 2012 by The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine.