Genetic characterization of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Pakistan using circumsporozoite protein (pvcsp) and merozoite surface protein-1 (pvmsp-1) genes as genetic markers

Malaria Journal

Shahid Waseem¹  Shumaila Naz²  Rehana Rani³  Anam Fatima⁴  Samea Khan⁵  Ayesha Maqbool⁵  Zainab Bibi⁵ 

[1] Alpha Genomics (Pvt) Ltd, Islamabad, Pakistan;ABO SCIENTIFIC, Dhamial Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan;Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan;Department of Life Sciences, Abasyn University, Islamabad, Pakistan;Department of Medicine, Polyclinic Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan;Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan;

关键词: Plasmodium vivax;    Malaria;    Genetic diversity;    CSP;    MSP-1;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12936-021-03654-w

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPlasmodium vivax contributes to over 70% malaria burden in Pakistan, but limited data exists on various aspects including genetic diversity of the parasite as compared to other parts of the world. Since the information about the genetic diversity of P. vivax assists to understand the population dynamics of the parasite, the current study was designed to understand population divergence of P. vivax in Pakistan using circumsporozoite protein (pvcsp) and merozoite surface protein-1 (pvmsp-1) genes as molecular markers.MethodsThe PCR for pvcsp and pvmsp-1 genes was carried out for 150 P. vivax isolates, followed by DNA sequencing of 35 and 30, respectively. Genetic diversity and polymorphism were analysed using ChromasPro, ClustalW, MEGA7, DnaSP v.5 and WebLogo programs.ResultsThe PCR for pvcsp and pvmsp-1 genes was carried out for 150 P. vivax isolates and resulting the PCR products of 1100 bp for pvcsp and ~ 400 bp for pvmsp-1 genes, respectively. In the central-repeat region (CRR) of pvcsp gene, sequences comprised of four variable repeats of PRMs, out of which GDRADGQPA (PRM1), GDRAAGQPA (PRM2) were more extensively dispersed among the P. vivax isolates. Partial sequences (~ 400 bp) of block 2 of pvmsp-1 gene depicted high level of diversity.ConclusionThe results revealed the polymorphism and genetic diversity especially at the CRR of pvcsp and block 2 of pvmsp-1 genes, respectively. The base-line data presented here warrants future studies to investigate more into the genetic diversity of P. vivax with large sample size from across the country for better understanding of population dynamics of P. vivax that will help to control malaria at individual and community level.

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