Characterization of Chilean, Bolivian, and Argentinian Trypanosoma cruzi populations by restriction endonuclease and isoenzyme analysis. 1992

A Solari, and S Muñoz, and J Venegas, and A Wallace, and X Aguilera, and W Apt, and S F Brenière, and M Tibayrenc
Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.

Ninety-one Chilean, 15 Bolivian, and 9 Argentinian Trypanosoma cruzi stocks, isolated from various hosts and vectors, were characterized by schizodeme analysis with EcoRI and MspI endonucleases. The three major similar pattern groups that emerged from this sample correlated with results of isoenzyme analysis. This result confirms previous work and supports the hypothesis of the clonal structure of natural populations of T. cruzi, fully defined at the level of isoenzyme analysis, quantitative kinetoplast DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism, and kinetoplast DNA hybridization analysis. In Chile, sylvatic and domestic cycles of T. cruzi transmission appear to be mainly independent: genetically different families of natural clones are specific to these cycles. Nevertheless, the possibility of overlap remains unclear. Results described here indicate that natural clones inhabiting Chilean regions appear genetically related to the natural clones identified in neighboring countries. In Chile the more frequently sampled parasite types are natural clone 39 and a genetically closely related clone NP13. In this work an evaluation of T. cruzi natural clone mixtures in T. cruzi stocks from Chile was performed for the first time by schizodeme analysis before and after serial transfer in mouse maintenance. The results indicate that six of nine stocks are composed of two or more natural clones. This observation raises the relevant question of whether specific T. cruzi natural clones generate different clinical features of Chagas' disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007527 Isoenzymes Structurally related forms of an enzyme. Each isoenzyme has the same mechanism and classification, but differs in its chemical, physical, or immunological characteristics. Alloenzyme,Allozyme,Isoenzyme,Isozyme,Isozymes,Alloenzymes,Allozymes
D010733 Phosphoglucomutase An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of alpha D-glucose 1-phosphate to alpha D-glucose 6-phosphate. EC 5.4.2.2. Glucose Phosphomutase,Phosphomutase, Glucose
D012150 Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Variation occurring within a species in the presence or length of DNA fragment generated by a specific endonuclease at a specific site in the genome. Such variations are generated by mutations that create or abolish recognition sites for these enzymes or change the length of the fragment. RFLP,Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism,RFLPs,Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms
D001838 Bolivia A country in central South America, located southwest of Brazil.
D002677 Chile A country in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru.
D004270 DNA, Circular Any of the covalently closed DNA molecules found in bacteria, many viruses, mitochondria, plastids, and plasmids. Small, polydisperse circular DNA's have also been observed in a number of eukaryotic organisms and are suggested to have homology with chromosomal DNA and the capacity to be inserted into, and excised from, chromosomal DNA. It is a fragment of DNA formed by a process of looping out and deletion, containing a constant region of the mu heavy chain and the 3'-part of the mu switch region. Circular DNA is a normal product of rearrangement among gene segments encoding the variable regions of immunoglobulin light and heavy chains, as well as the T-cell receptor. (Riger et al., Glossary of Genetics, 5th ed & Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) Circular DNA,Circular DNAs,DNAs, Circular
D005956 Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase An aldose-ketose isomerase that catalyzes the reversible interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. In prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms it plays an essential role in glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways. In mammalian systems the enzyme is found in the cytoplasm and as a secreted protein. This secreted form of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase has been referred to as autocrine motility factor or neuroleukin, and acts as a cytokine which binds to the AUTOCRINE MOTILITY FACTOR RECEPTOR. Deficiency of the enzyme in humans is an autosomal recessive trait, which results in CONGENITAL NONSPHEROCYTIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. Glucosephosphate Isomerase,Phosphoglucose Isomerase,Phosphohexose Isomerase,Autocrine Motility Factor,Isomerase, Glucose 6 Phosphate,Neuroleukin,Tumor Autocrine Motility Factor,Tumor-Cell Autocrine Motility Factor,Factor, Autocrine Motility,Glucose 6 Phosphate Isomerase,Isomerase, Glucose-6-Phosphate,Isomerase, Glucosephosphate,Isomerase, Phosphoglucose,Isomerase, Phosphohexose,Motility Factor, Autocrine,Tumor Cell Autocrine Motility Factor
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001118 Argentina Country located in southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay.

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