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ArticleParasites, hosts and diseases2024

Genetic structure of apical membrane antigen-1 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Pakistan.

Komal Zaib, Asifullah Khan, Muhammad Umair Khan, Ibrar Ullah, Tuấn Cường Võ, Jung-Mi Kang, Hương Giang Lê, Byoung-Kuk Na, Sahib Gul Afridi

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Komal ZaibDepartment of Biochemistry Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Asifullah KhanDepartment of Biochemistry Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umair KhanDepartment of Biochemistry Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Ibrar UllahDepartment of Biochemistry Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Tuấn Cường VõDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Jung-Mi KangDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Hương Giang LêDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Byoung-Kuk NaDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Sahib Gul AfridiDepartment of Biochemistry Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.

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National Research Foundation of Korea 2024M3A9H5043141
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Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen-1 (PfAMA-1) is a major candidate for the blood-stage malaria vaccine. Genetic polymorphisms of global pfama-1suggest that the genetic diversity of the gene can disturb effective vaccine development targeting this antigen. This study was conducted to explore the genetic diversity and gene structure of pfama-1 among P. falciparum isolates collected in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. A total of 19 full-length pfama-1 sequences were obtained from KP-Pakistan P. falciparum isolates, and genetic polymorphism and natural selection were investigated. KP-Pakistan pfama-1 exhibited genetic diversity, wherein 58 amino acid changes were identified, most of which were located in ectodomains, and domains I, II, and III. The amino acid changes commonly found in the ectodomain of global pfama-1 were also detected in KP-Pakistan pfama-1. Interestingly, 13 novel amino acid changes not reported in the global population were identified in KP-Pakistan pfama-1. KP-Pakistan pfama-1 shared similar levels of genetic diversity with global pfama-1. Evidence of natural selection and recombination events were also detected in KP-Pakistan pfama-1.

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Antigens, ProtozoanMalaria, FalciparumMembrane ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, GeneticProtozoan ProteinsGenetic VariationHumansPakistanPhylogenyRecombination, GeneticSelection, GeneticAntigens, Protozoanapical membrane antigen I, PlasmodiumMembrane ProteinsProtozoan Proteinsapical membrane antigen-1genetic diversityPakistanPlasmodium falciparum

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PMCPMC11366544

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