title: Plasmodium vivax:recombination between potential allelic types of the merozoite surface protein MSP1 in parasites isolated from patients.
abstract: The merozoite surface protein MSP1, which is one of the most promising candidates for a malaria vaccine directed against erythrocytic stages, has been shown to be polymorphic in different malarial species. Characterization of the Plasmodium vivax MSP1 gene (Pv200) in two strains (Belem and Salvador-1) revealed the existence of several polymorphic regions. One of these regions has been examined here in primary parasite isolates obtained from patients in Sri Lanka. Oligonucleotide primers hybridizing to conserved parts of the gene on either side of a polymorphic region were used to amplify DNA from 22 isolates. Sequence analysis of the amplified portion of the MSP1 gene in five patients showed the existence of three types of polymorphic regions. Two were almost identical either to that of the Belem or to that of the Salvador-1 strain. The third polymorphic type appeared to have resulted from recombination between the two others. This recombination event took place inside a repeated part of the sequence.
authors.affiliation: Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Colombo.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Premawansa
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Snewin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Mendis
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D017125:Genes, Protozoan; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000469:parasitology*; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011498:Protein Precursors; D015800:Protozoan Proteins