Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense

Isometamidium chloride has remained a very important prophylactic and therapeutic drug against trypanosomosis in cattle since its introduction into the market in the 1950s with, unfortunately, a concomitant development of resistance in trypanosomosis endemic areas. Amplified Fragment Length Polymorp...

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Main Authors: Delespaux, V., Geysen, D., Majiwa, Phelix A.O., Geerts, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32960
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author Delespaux, V.
Geysen, D.
Majiwa, Phelix A.O.
Geerts, S.
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Geerts, S.
Geysen, D.
Majiwa, Phelix A.O.
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Geysen, D.
Majiwa, Phelix A.O.
Geerts, S.
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description Isometamidium chloride has remained a very important prophylactic and therapeutic drug against trypanosomosis in cattle since its introduction into the market in the 1950s with, unfortunately, a concomitant development of resistance in trypanosomosis endemic areas. Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) was used to compare two isogenic clones of Trypanosoma congolense. The parent clone, sensitive to isometamidium, has a CD50 (the curative dose that gives complete cure in 50% of the animals) in the mouse of 0.018 mg/kg and its derivative exposed to increasing doses of isometamidium, has a CD50 that is 94-fold higher. Sixty-four combinations of eight Eco RI and eight Mse I primers were used in comparative AFLP analysis to detect subtle genetic differences between the two clones. Thirty-five polymorphic fragments of DNA that were observed only in the resistant clone were purified and then sequenced. The nucleotide sequences were used in searching the GeneDB T. congolense database to find surrounding sequences upstream of an open reading frame and downstream to a stop codon. The sequences of the open reading frames were subsequently compared to the sequences in the genomic databases. A predicted gene coding for an 854 amino acids protein was thus identified. The protein contains a putative ATP binding site, Walker B and LSGG motifs and eight predicted trans-membrane domains. The gene in the resistant strain of T. congolense has a triplet insertion coding for an extra lysine. Using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, the insertion was sought in the genomes of 35 T. congolense strains isolated from different geographic origins and whose response to isometamidium chloride had been determined through single dose mouse tests. The presence of the insertion, specifying an extra codon was found to always be present in the genomes of T. congolense clones that were resistant to isometamidium chloride.
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spelling CGSpace329602024-03-06T10:16:43Z Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense Delespaux, V. Geysen, D. Majiwa, Phelix A.O. Geerts, S. trypanosoma congolense drug resistance genetic markers polymorphism dna pcr cloning phenotypes nucleotide sequence infectious diseases parasitology Isometamidium chloride has remained a very important prophylactic and therapeutic drug against trypanosomosis in cattle since its introduction into the market in the 1950s with, unfortunately, a concomitant development of resistance in trypanosomosis endemic areas. Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) was used to compare two isogenic clones of Trypanosoma congolense. The parent clone, sensitive to isometamidium, has a CD50 (the curative dose that gives complete cure in 50% of the animals) in the mouse of 0.018 mg/kg and its derivative exposed to increasing doses of isometamidium, has a CD50 that is 94-fold higher. Sixty-four combinations of eight Eco RI and eight Mse I primers were used in comparative AFLP analysis to detect subtle genetic differences between the two clones. Thirty-five polymorphic fragments of DNA that were observed only in the resistant clone were purified and then sequenced. The nucleotide sequences were used in searching the GeneDB T. congolense database to find surrounding sequences upstream of an open reading frame and downstream to a stop codon. The sequences of the open reading frames were subsequently compared to the sequences in the genomic databases. A predicted gene coding for an 854 amino acids protein was thus identified. The protein contains a putative ATP binding site, Walker B and LSGG motifs and eight predicted trans-membrane domains. The gene in the resistant strain of T. congolense has a triplet insertion coding for an extra lysine. Using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, the insertion was sought in the genomes of 35 T. congolense strains isolated from different geographic origins and whose response to isometamidium chloride had been determined through single dose mouse tests. The presence of the insertion, specifying an extra codon was found to always be present in the genomes of T. congolense clones that were resistant to isometamidium chloride. 2005-02 2013-07-03T05:25:50Z 2013-07-03T05:25:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32960 en Limited Access Elsevier International Journal for Parasitology;35(2): 235-243
spellingShingle trypanosoma congolense
drug resistance
genetic markers
polymorphism
dna
pcr
cloning
phenotypes
nucleotide sequence
infectious diseases
parasitology
Delespaux, V.
Geysen, D.
Majiwa, Phelix A.O.
Geerts, S.
Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
title Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
title_full Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
title_fullStr Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
title_full_unstemmed Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
title_short Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
title_sort identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in trypanosoma congolense
topic trypanosoma congolense
drug resistance
genetic markers
polymorphism
dna
pcr
cloning
phenotypes
nucleotide sequence
infectious diseases
parasitology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32960
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