Host-Pathogen Interactions Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Mar 6;68(3):e0143223. doi: 10.1128/aac.01432-23. Epub 2024 Jan 30.
We previously performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify the genetic basis of praziquantel (PZQ) response in schistosomes, identifying two quantitative trait loci situated on chromosomes 2 and 3. We reanalyzed this GWAS using the latest (version 10) genome assembly showing that a single locus on chromosome 3, rather than two independent loci, determines drug response. These results reveal that PZQ response is monogenic and demonstrates the importance of high-quality genomic information.
我们之前进行了一项全基因组关联研究(GWAS),以确定日本血吸虫对吡喹酮(PZQ)反应的遗传基础,鉴定出位于染色体 2 和 3 上的两个数量性状基因座。我们使用最新(第 10 版)基因组组装重新分析了这项 GWAS,结果表明,决定药物反应的是染色体 3 上的一个单一基因座,而不是两个独立的基因座。这些结果表明,PZQ 反应是单基因的,并证明了高质量基因组信息的重要性。