Stability of isoenzyme and kinetoplast DNA (k-DNA) patterns in successively cloned Trypanosoma cruzi populations

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Mônica L. Gomes²  Alvaro J. Romanha¹  Antonio M. Gonçalves¹  Egler Chiari¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Maringá Depto de Análises Clínicas Maringá,Brasil

关键词: isoenzyme;    kenetoplast DNA;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    clones;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761991000400001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Four Trypanosoma cruzi strains from zymodermes A, B, C and D were successively clonedon BHI-LIT-agar-blood BLAB). Twenty clones from the first generation (F1), 10 from The second (F2) and 4 from the third (F3) from the strains A138, B147 and C23 were isolated. The D150 strain provied 29 F1 and F2 clones. The strains and clones had their isoenzyme and K-DNA patterns determined. The clones from A138, Bl47 and C231 strains presented isoemzyme and K-DNA patterns identical between thewmselves and their respective parental strains. Therefore showing the homogenety and stability of isoenzyme and K-DNA patterns after successive cloning. The Dl50 strain from zymodeme D (ZD) showed heterogeneity. Twenty-eight out of 29 clones of the first generation were of zymodeme A and only one was of zymodeme C, confirming previous reports that ZD strains consisted of ZA and ZC parasite populations. The only D150 strain clone of zymodeme C showed a K-DNA pattern identical to its parental strain. The remining clones although similar among themselves were different from the parental strain. Thus the T. cruzi strains had either homonogeneus or heterogeneous populations. The clones produced by successive cloning provided genetically homonogeous populations. Their experimental use will make future results more reliable and reproducible.

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