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GENES AND IMMUNITY
卷 11, 期 2, 页码 113-123出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2009.78
关键词
QTL; malaria; mouse; iron; pyruvate kinase
资金
- CIHR [CTP 79842]
- [FRN-79343]
Resistance to blood-stage malaria in AcB55 and AcB61 is caused by a loss of function mutation in pyruvate kinase (Pklr(I90N)). Likewise, pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency in humans is protective against Plasmodium replication in vitro. We identified a third AcB strain, AcB62 that also carries the Pklr(I90N) mutation. However, AcB62 mice were susceptible to P. chabaudi infection and showed high levels of parasite replication (54-62% peak parasitemia). AcB62 mice showed the hallmarks of PK deficiency-associated anemia similar to AcB55/61 with reticulocytosis, splenic red pulp expansion, tissue iron overload, and increased expression of iron metabolism proteins. This suggests that malaria susceptibility in AcB62 is not because of absence of PK deficiency-associated pathophysiology. To map novel genetic factors affecting malaria susceptibility in AcB62, we generated an informative F2 population using AcB62 (Pklr(I90N)) and CBA-Pk(slc) (Pklr(G338D)) as progenitors and identified a novel locus on chromosome 9 (Char10; LOD=7.24) that controls peak parasitemia. A weaker linkage to the Pklr region of chromosome 3 (LOD=3.7) was also detected, a finding that may reflect the segregation of the two defective Pklr alleles. AcB62 alleles at both loci are associated with higher peak parasitemia. These results identify Char10 as a novel locus modulating severity of malaria in the context of PK deficiency. Genes and Immunity (2010) 11, 113-123; doi: 10.1038/gene. 2009.78; published online 29 October 2009
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