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Horizontal gene transfer from human host to HIV-1 reverse transcriptase confers drug resistance and partly compensates for replication deficits.
Megens, Sarah; VAIRA, Dolorès; De Baets, Greet et al.
2014In Virology, 456-457, p. 310-8
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Keywords :
Chromosomes, Human; Drug Resistance, Viral; Gene Transfer, Horizontal; HIV Infections/virology; HIV Reverse Transcriptase/genetics; HIV-1/drug effects/enzymology/genetics/isolation & purification/physiology; Humans; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Insertional; Phylogeny; Protein Conformation; RNA, Viral/genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology; Virus Replication; Antiretroviral therapy; HIV/AIDS; Insertion; Resistance; Reverse transcriptase
Abstract :
[en] We investigated the origin and the effect of insertion D67D-THGERDLGPA within HIV-1 RT from a patient failing antiviral therapy. The insertion developed within the context of pre-existing NRTI and NNRTI mutations (M41L, L210W, T215Y and N348I). Concurrently, the NRTI mutations T69I and V118I and the NNRTI mutations K103N and Y181C were detected for the first time. High-level drug resistance (fold-changes>/=50) and a good replication capacity (87% of wild-type) were observed, significantly higher than for the previous virus without insertion. The insertion was very similar to a region within human chromosome 17 (31/34 nucleotide identity), and had already been detected independently in a Japanese HIV-1 isolate. These results suggest that a particular sequence within human chromosome 17 is prone to horizontal gene transfer into the HIV-1 RT finger subdomain. This insertion confers selective advantage to HIV-1 by its contribution to multi-drug resistance and restoration of impaired replication capacity.
Disciplines :
Immunology & infectious disease
Author, co-author :
Megens, Sarah
VAIRA, Dolorès 
De Baets, Greet
Dekeersmaeker, Nathalie
Schrooten, Yoeri
Li, Guangdi
Schymkowitz, Joost
Rousseau, Frederic
Vandamme, Anne-Mieke
Moutschen, Michel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > GIGA-R:Immunopath. - Maladies infect. et médec. inter. gén.
Van Laethem, Kristel
Language :
English
Title :
Horizontal gene transfer from human host to HIV-1 reverse transcriptase confers drug resistance and partly compensates for replication deficits.
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Virology
ISSN :
0042-6822
eISSN :
1096-0341
Publisher :
Elsevier, Atlanta, United States - California
Volume :
456-457
Pages :
310-8
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
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