Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia

Background: The merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) gene encodes for a leading malaria vaccine candidate antigen. However, its extensive polymorphic nature represents a major obstacle to the development of a protective vaccine. Previously, a pilot study was carried out to explore the sequence variat...

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Main Authors: Rajoo, Yamuna, Choy, Seow Huey, Yap, Nan Jiun, Vythilingam, Indra, Hoh, Boon Peng, Goh, Xiang Ting, Muslim, Azdayanti, Ngui, Romano, William, Timothy, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1044032020-11-01T05:13:53Z Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia Rajoo, Yamuna Choy, Seow Huey Yap, Nan Jiun Vythilingam, Indra Hoh, Boon Peng Goh, Xiang Ting Muslim, Azdayanti Ngui, Romano William, Timothy Yeo, Tsin Wen Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Malaysia DRNTU::Science::Medicine Merozoite Surface Protein Background: The merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) gene encodes for a leading malaria vaccine candidate antigen. However, its extensive polymorphic nature represents a major obstacle to the development of a protective vaccine. Previously, a pilot study was carried out to explore the sequence variation of the C-terminal 42 kDa fragment within P. knowlesi MSP-1 gene (PkMSP-142) based on 12 clinical samples; however, further study on an adequate sample size is vital in estimating the genetic diversity of the parasite population. Methods: In the present study, we included a larger sample size of P. knowlesi (83 samples) covering eight states of Malaysia to determine the genetic polymorphism, natural selection and haplotype groups of the gene fragment coding PkMSP-142. The region flanking PkMSP-142 was amplified by PCR and directly sequenced. Genetic diversity, haplotype diversity, population genetic differentiation and natural selection were determined in order to study the polymorphic characteristic of PkMSP-142. Results: A high level of genetic diversity (Hd = 0.970 ± 0.007; л = 0.01079 ± 0.00033) was observed among the 83 P. knowlesi samples, confirming the extensive genetic polymorphism exhibited among the P. knowlesi population found in Malaysia. A total of 18 distinct haplotypes with 17 amino acid changes were identified, whereby 15 were new haplotypes. High population differentiation values were observed within samples from Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. The 42 kDa fragments of P. knowlesi from Malaysian Borneo were found to be acting on balancing selection whilst purifying selection was suggested to act on isolates from Peninsular Malaysia. The separation of PkMSP-142 haplotypes into two main groups based on geographical separation has further supported the existence of two distinct P. knowlesi lineages. Conclusions: A high level of genetic diversity was observed among PkMSP-142 in Malaysia, whereby most of the polymorphisms were found within the 33 kDa region. Taken together, these data will be useful in order to understand the nature of P. knowlesi population in Malaysia as well as the design and development of a MSP-142 based knowlesi malaria vaccine. Published version 2019-01-07T03:15:13Z 2019-12-06T21:32:04Z 2019-01-07T03:15:13Z 2019-12-06T21:32:04Z 2018 Journal Article Yap, N. J., Vythilingam, I., Hoh, B. P., Goh, X. T., Muslim, A., Ngui, R., . . . Lim, Y. A.-L. (2018). Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1), 626-. doi:10.1186/s13071-018-3234-5 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104403 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47396 10.1186/s13071-018-3234-5 en Parasites & Vectors © 2018 The Author(s). Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated 11 p. application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
content_provider NTU Library
collection DR-NTU
language English
topic Malaysia
DRNTU::Science::Medicine
Merozoite Surface Protein
spellingShingle Malaysia
DRNTU::Science::Medicine
Merozoite Surface Protein
Rajoo, Yamuna
Choy, Seow Huey
Yap, Nan Jiun
Vythilingam, Indra
Hoh, Boon Peng
Goh, Xiang Ting
Muslim, Azdayanti
Ngui, Romano
William, Timothy
Yeo, Tsin Wen
Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian
Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia
description Background: The merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) gene encodes for a leading malaria vaccine candidate antigen. However, its extensive polymorphic nature represents a major obstacle to the development of a protective vaccine. Previously, a pilot study was carried out to explore the sequence variation of the C-terminal 42 kDa fragment within P. knowlesi MSP-1 gene (PkMSP-142) based on 12 clinical samples; however, further study on an adequate sample size is vital in estimating the genetic diversity of the parasite population. Methods: In the present study, we included a larger sample size of P. knowlesi (83 samples) covering eight states of Malaysia to determine the genetic polymorphism, natural selection and haplotype groups of the gene fragment coding PkMSP-142. The region flanking PkMSP-142 was amplified by PCR and directly sequenced. Genetic diversity, haplotype diversity, population genetic differentiation and natural selection were determined in order to study the polymorphic characteristic of PkMSP-142. Results: A high level of genetic diversity (Hd = 0.970 ± 0.007; л = 0.01079 ± 0.00033) was observed among the 83 P. knowlesi samples, confirming the extensive genetic polymorphism exhibited among the P. knowlesi population found in Malaysia. A total of 18 distinct haplotypes with 17 amino acid changes were identified, whereby 15 were new haplotypes. High population differentiation values were observed within samples from Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. The 42 kDa fragments of P. knowlesi from Malaysian Borneo were found to be acting on balancing selection whilst purifying selection was suggested to act on isolates from Peninsular Malaysia. The separation of PkMSP-142 haplotypes into two main groups based on geographical separation has further supported the existence of two distinct P. knowlesi lineages. Conclusions: A high level of genetic diversity was observed among PkMSP-142 in Malaysia, whereby most of the polymorphisms were found within the 33 kDa region. Taken together, these data will be useful in order to understand the nature of P. knowlesi population in Malaysia as well as the design and development of a MSP-142 based knowlesi malaria vaccine.
author2 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
author_facet Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Rajoo, Yamuna
Choy, Seow Huey
Yap, Nan Jiun
Vythilingam, Indra
Hoh, Boon Peng
Goh, Xiang Ting
Muslim, Azdayanti
Ngui, Romano
William, Timothy
Yeo, Tsin Wen
Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian
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author Rajoo, Yamuna
Choy, Seow Huey
Yap, Nan Jiun
Vythilingam, Indra
Hoh, Boon Peng
Goh, Xiang Ting
Muslim, Azdayanti
Ngui, Romano
William, Timothy
Yeo, Tsin Wen
Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian
author_sort Rajoo, Yamuna
title Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia
title_short Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia
title_full Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia
title_fullStr Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) among Plasmodium knowlesi samples from Malaysia
title_sort genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the c-terminal 42 kda region of merozoite surface protein-1 (msp-1) among plasmodium knowlesi samples from malaysia
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