A LARGE MULTIGENE FAMILY EXPRESSED DURING THE ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY OF PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM

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作者
CARCY, B
BONNEFOY, S
GUILLOTTE, M
LESCANF, C
GRELLIER, P
SCHREVEL, J
FANDEUR, T
MERCEREAUPUIJALON, O
机构
[1] INST PASTEUR, UNITE PARASITOL EXPTL, F-75015 PARIS, FRANCE
[2] MUSEUM NATL HIST NAT, CHIM LAB, CNRS, UA 114, F-75005 PARIS, FRANCE
关键词
MULTIGENE FAMILY; MALARIA; POLYMORPHISM; BABESIA; MEROZOITE; INVASION;
D O I
10.1016/0166-6851(94)90167-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report the identification of a large multigene family of Plasmodium falciparum using a clone isolated with a polyclonal antiserum raised to a Babesia divergens merozoite protein. The recombinant antigen reacted with human sera collected from individuals exposed to malaria. The deduced protein sequence contains a motif homologous to the consensus sequence of merozoite rhoptry proteins encoded by multigene families in several Babesia species. Antibodies raised to the recombinant protein reacted with a 60-kDa merozoite protein both on B. divergens and on P. falciparum immunoblots. The insert hybridized to a large number of fragments on P. falciparum Southern blots and to most chromosomes of the parasite. Specifically, approx. 3-kb RNAs were detected in 4-16-nucleus schizonts. Ten distinct cDNAs were isolated that differed in the size, position and number of restriction sites in the region homologous to the original genomic clone. With about 140 copies per haploid genome, this is the first large multigene family described in malaria parasites. The existence of a multigene family encoding proteins present in the invasive stage of malaria parasites suggests an important role in invasion and denotes a significant potential for generating diversity.
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