Article
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum V type H(+) pyrophosphatase gene (pfvp2) and their associations with pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphisms.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Jovel Irina Tatiana, Ferreira Pedro Eduardo, Veiga Maria Isabel, Malmberg Maja, Mårtensson Andreas, Kaneko Akira, Zakeri Sedigheh, Murillo Claribel, Nosten Francois, Björkman Anders, Ursing Johan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been associated with pfcrt 76T (chloroquine resistance transporter gene) and pfmdr1 86Y (multidrug resistance gene 1) alleles. Pfcrt 76T enables transport of protonated chloroquine out of the parasites digestive vacuole resulting in a loss of hydrogen ions (H(+)). V type H(+) pyrophosphatase (PfVP2) is thought to pump H(+) into the digestive...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Antimalarials
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Chloroquine
- DNA, Protozoan
- Drug Resistance
- Genetic Linkage
