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ArticleNature communications2025

Worldwide genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax Pv47 is consistent with natural selection by anopheline mosquitoes.

Alvaro Molina-Cruz, Lilia Gonzalez-Ceron, Ankit Dwivedi, Tran Zen B Torres, Nadia Raytselis, Micah Young, Nitin Kamath, Colton McNinch, Xinzhuan Su, Anthony Ford and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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  2. Molecular Characterization ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Alvaro Molina-CruzLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA. amolina-cruz@niaid.nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5137-4836
Lilia Gonzalez-CeronCentro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-5581
Ankit DwivediInstitute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-1975
Tran Zen B TorresLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0103-087X
Nadia RaytselisLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Micah YoungLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Nitin KamathLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Colton McNinchBioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Xinzhuan SuLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Anthony FordDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Marcelo U FerreiraDepartment of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5293-9090
Myriam Arévalo-HerreraMalaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center, Cali, Colombia.
Sócrates HerreraMalaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center, Cali, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6354-0184
Eugenia LoDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Joana C SilvaInstitute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6502-7026
Carolina Barillas-MuryLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA. cbarillas@niaid.nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-6199

Funding

Plasmodium vivax Erythrocyte Invasion Mechanisms and Humoral Immune Response in Duffy Negative AfricansR01AI162947 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE · PI Eugenia Lo · 2022 to 2026
$3.4M
Mosquito Midgut Immune Responses &Malaria TransmissionZ01AI000947 · NIAID · NIAID EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES · PI BARILLAS-MURY, CAROLINA · 2004 to 2008
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI162947U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Z01AI000947
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pv47 is the Plasmodium vivax ortholog of Pfs47, a protein that allows the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite to evade mosquito immunity and adapt to diverse vectors. We analyzed global genetic diversity of Pv47 and compared it with Pfs47, finding that most common Pv47 polymorphisms are non-synonymous and cluster in regions similar to those in Pfs47. Pv47 domain 2 presents an excess of non-synonymous substitutions, suggesting positive selection. The greatest haplotype diversity is found in Pv47 from East/Southeast Asia and Oceania. Like Pfs47, Pv47 also exhibits a marked geographic population structure worldwide. Notably, a Pv47 polymorphism (K27E) is associated to differences in infectivity to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus and Anopheles pseudopunctipennis, two phylogenetically distant vectors in Mexico. The striking similarities in genetic diversity, population structure, and signatures of natural selection between Pv47 and Pfs47 suggest that adaptation to different Anopheline mosquito species drives Pv47 diversity by selecting compatible Pv47 haplotypes.

Indexed as

AnophelesGenetic VariationMosquito VectorsPlasmodium vivaxProtozoan ProteinsSelection, GeneticAnimalsHaplotypesHumansMalaria, VivaxPhylogenyPolymorphism, GeneticProtozoan Proteins

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PMID40783499
PMCPMC12335571

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