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ArticleVirology journal2007

Role of HIV-1 subtype C envelope V3 to V5 regions in viral entry, coreceptor utilization and replication efficiency in primary T-lymphocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages.

Vasudha Sundaravaradan, Suman R Das, Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Shobha Sehgal, Sarla Gopalan, Nafees Ahmad, Shahid Jameel

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Vasudha SundaravaradanDepartment of Immunobiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. vsvaradan@yahoo.com
Suman R Das
Rajesh Ramakrishnan
Shobha Sehgal
Sarla Gopalan
Nafees Ahmad
Shahid Jameel
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INUniversity of Arizona · USBaylor College of Medicine · USInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · INNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of HIV-1 Pathogenesis in InfantsR21AI040378 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI AHMAD, NAFEES · 2002 to 2002
$265k
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF HIV1 MOTHER-INFANT TRANSMISSIONR29AI040378 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI AHMAD, NAFEES · 1997 to 2001
$212k
EVALUATION OF THE HIV-1 SUBTYPE C ISOLATES FROM INDIAR03TW001345 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI AHMAD, NAFEES · 2000 to 2002
$110k
FIC NIH HHS R03 TW001345FIC NIH HHS TW 01345NIAID NIH HHS AI 40378NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI040378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSeveral subtypes of HIV-1 circulate in infected people worldwide, including subtype B in the United States and subtype C in Africa and India. To understand the biological properties of HIV-1 subtype C, including cellular tropism, virus entry, replication efficiency and cytopathic effects, we reciprocally inserted our previously characterized envelope V3-V5 regions derived from 9 subtype C infected patients from India into a subtype B molecular clone, pNL4-3. Equal amounts of the chimeric viruses were used to infect T-lymphocyte cell lines (A3.01 and MT-2), coreceptor cell lines (U373-MAGI-CCR5/CXCR4), primary blood T-lymphocytes (PBL) and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM).

resultsWe found that subtype C envelope V3-V5 region chimeras failed to replicate in T-lymphocyte cell lines but replicated in PBL and MDM. In addition, these chimeras were able to infect U373MAGI-CD4+-CCR5+ but not U373MAGI-CD4+-CXCR4+ cell line, suggesting CCR5 coreceptor utilization and R5 phenotypes. These subtype C chimeras were unable to induce syncytia in MT-2 cells, indicative of non-syncytium inducing (NSI) phenotypes. More importantly, the subtype C envelope chimeras replicated at higher levels in PBL and MDM compared with subtype B chimeras and isolates. Furthermore, the higher levels subtype C chimeras replication in PBL and MDM correlated with increased virus entry in U373MAGI-CD4+-CCR5+.

conclusionTaken together, these results suggest that the envelope V3 to V5 regions of subtype C contributed to higher levels of HIV-1 replication compared with subtype B chimeras, which may contribute to higher viral loads and faster disease progression in subtype C infected individuals than other subtypes as well as rapid HIV-1 subtype C spread in India.

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AdolescentAdultAmino Acid SequenceCell LineFemaleGiant CellsHeLa CellsHIV-1HIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV InfectionsHumansMacrophagesMaleMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, CCR5Receptors, CXCR4CXCR4 protein, humangp120 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1HIV Envelope Protein gp120Receptors, CCR5Receptors, CXCR4Recombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID18036244
PMCPMC2216014
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