UNIPARENTAL INHERITANCE OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL GENE CYTOCHROME-B IN PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM

被引:49
作者
CREASEY, AM [1 ]
RANFORDCARTWRIGHT, LC [1 ]
MOORE, DJ [1 ]
WILLIAMSON, DH [1 ]
WILSON, RJM [1 ]
WALLIKER, D [1 ]
CARTER, R [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST MED RES,DIV PARASITOL,LONDON NW7 1AA,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM; CYTOCHROME-B; UNIPARENTAL INHERITANCE; MITOCHONDRIAL;
D O I
10.1007/BF00310900
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
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 cytochrome b gene from the 6-kb element of two different cloned lines of the parasite was identified, and used as a marker in a cross in the mosquito stage of the life cycle. Analysis of 59 individual hybrid oocysts resulting from this cross clearly demonstrated that inheritance of the cytochrome b gene was uniparental. This observation makes it possible to investigate the inheritance and evolution of cytoplasmic traits, including certain forms of drug resistance, in natural populations of this parasite.
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