Article
Genetic diversity of MSP1 Block 2 of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Manaus (central Brazilian Amazon).
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2014
Soares Leidiane Amorim, Evangelista Janaína, Orlandi Patricia Puccinelli, Almeida Maria Edilene, de Sousa Luciana Pereira, Chaves Yury, Barbosa-Filho Roberto, Lacerda Marcus Vinícius, Mariuba Luis André, Nogueira Paulo Afonso
Abstract excerpt
The diversity of MSP1 in both Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax is presumed be associated to parasite immune evasion. In this study, we assessed genetic diversity of the most variable domain of vaccine candidate N-terminal PvMSP1 (Block 2) in field isolates of Manaus. Forty-seven blood samples the polymorphism of PvMSP1 Block 2 generates four fragment sizes. In twenty-eight of them, sequencing indicated seven...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Brazil
- Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Immune Evasion
- Malaria, Vivax
- Merozoite Surface Protein 1
- Molecular Sequence Data
