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ArticleParasite (Paris, France)2014

The var3 genes of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 strain are differentially expressed in infected erythrocytes.

Yana Zhang, Ning Jiang, Zhiguang Chang, Henan Wang, Huijun Lu, Mats Wahlgren, Qijun Chen

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Article in Parasite (Paris, France), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yana ZhangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
Ning JiangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
Zhiguang ChangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
Henan WangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
Huijun LuKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
Mats WahlgrenDepartment of Microbiology, Tumour- and Cellular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 71, Stockholm, Sweden.
Qijun ChenKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China - Department of Microbiology, Tumour- and Cellular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 71, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jilin University · CNKarolinska Institutet · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is an important virulence factor encoded by a family of 59 var genes, including 56 var genes plus 3 small var3 genes. The var genes are among the most diverse sequences in the P. falciparum genome, but the var3 genes are found conserved in most P. falciparum strains. Previous studies have been mainly focused on the typical var genes, while the biological characteristics of the var3 genes remain unknown. In this study, the three var3 genes, PF3D7_0100300, PF3D7_0600400, and PF3D7_0937600, were found to be transcribed in the erythrocytic stages of P. falciparum, with a peak in the transcription level at 16 h post-invasion, but terminated immediately after 16 h post-invasion. The encoded protein of PF3D7_0600400 could be detected in both the late trophozoite stage and schizont stage, while the encoded proteins of PF3D7_0100300 and PF3D7_0937600 could only be detected in the late trophozoite stage and schizont stage, respectively. Thus, the var3 genes of the P. falciparum 3D7 strain were differentially expressed during the erythrocytic development of the parasite.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsBlotting, WesternErythrocytesFemaleGenes, ProtozoanHumansMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescencePlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsRabbitsRatsRats, WistarRecombinant ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reactionerythrocyte membrane protein 1, Plasmodium falciparumMembrane ProteinsProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Protozoan

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PMID24759654
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