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Mutations in the connection domain of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase increase 3 '-azido-3 '-deoxythymidine resistance

  1. Author:
    Nikolenko, G. N.
    Delviks-Frankenberry, K. A.
    Palmer, S.
    Maldarelli, F.
    Fivash, M. J.
    Coffin, J. M.
    Pathak, V. K.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, Viral Mutat Sect, Frederick, MD 21702 USA. NCI, Host Virus Interact Unit, HIV Drug Resistance Program, Frederick, MD 21702 USA. NCI, Data Management Serv Inc, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.;Coffin, JM, NCI, Viral Mutat Sect, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.;john.coffin@tufts.edu vpathak@ncifcrf.gov
    1. Year: 2007
    2. Date: Jan
  2. Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    1. 104
    2. 1
    3. Pages: 317-322
  4. Type of Article: Article
  5. ISSN: 0027-8424
  1. Abstract:

    We previously proposed that a balance between nucleotide excision and template RNA degradation plays an important role in nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) resistance. To explore the predictions of this concept, we analyzed the role of patient-derived C-terminal domains of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) in NRTI resistance. We found that when the polymerase domain contained previously described thymidine analog resistance mutations, mutations in the connection domain increased resistance to 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) from 11-fold to as much as 536-fold over wild-type RT. Mutational analysis showed that amino acid substitutions E312Q, G335C/D, N3481, A3601/V, V36511 and A376S were associated strongly with the observed increase in AZT resistance; several of these mutations also decreased RT template switching, suggesting that they alter the predicted balance between nucleotide excision and template RNA degradation. These results indicate that mutations in the C-terminal domain of RT significantly enhance clinical NRTI resistance and should be considered in genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance studies.

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  2. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0609642104
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