Plasmodium falciparum:: Expression of gametocyte-specific genes in monolayer cultures and malaria-positive blood samples

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作者
Niederwieser, I [1 ]
Felger, I [1 ]
Beck, HP [1 ]
机构
[1] Swiss Trop Inst, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
关键词
Plasmodium falciparum; monolayer cultures; gametocyte-specific genes; gametocyte detection by RT-PCR;
D O I
10.1006/expr.2000.4536
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
In order to facilitate molecular epidemiological studies on the transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum a sensitive assay for gametocyte detection based on RT-PCR was developed. The transcription of the sexual stage-specific genes Pfs 16, Pfs48/ 45, Pfs230, and Pfs25, as well as the sexual stage- and sporozoite-specific S 18S rRNA, was detected by RT-PCR. S 18S rRNA was present in seven of nine P. falciparum-positive blood samples, despite the lack of microscopic detection of gametocytes and a parasitemia below 0.1%. Expression of the other four gametocyte-specific genes was detected less frequently in malaria-positive blood samples. These findings indicate that RT-PCR of S 18S rRNA is a highly sensitive method for gametocyte detection and, furthermore, that gametocytes are present in the peripheral blood of most malaria carriers, even if the parasitemia is below 0.1%. To determinate the expression pattern of sexual stage-specific genes in more detail, RT-PCR was performed at consecutive time points of highly synchronized monolayer cell cultures. Transcripts of all examined genes except Pfs25 were detected directly after invasion of merozoites of the strain NF54 in red blood cells. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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