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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

The evolution of envelope function during coinfection with phylogenetically distinct human immunodeficiency virus.

Shatha Omar, Zenda L Woodman

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Shatha OmarDepartment of Integrative Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Division of Medical Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Zenda L WoodmanDepartment of Integrative Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Division of Medical Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. zl.woodman@uct.ac.za.

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Abstract

backgroundCoinfection with two phylogenetically distinct Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) variants might provide an opportunity for rapid viral expansion and the emergence of fit variants that drive disease progression. However, autologous neutralising immune responses are known to drive Envelope (Env) diversity which can either enhance replicative capacity, have no effect, or reduce viral fitness. This study investigated whether in vivo outgrowth of coinfecting variants was linked to pseudovirus and infectious molecular clones' infectivity to determine whether diversification resulted in more fit virus with the potential to increase disease progression.

resultsFor most participants, emergent recombinants displaced the co-transmitted variants and comprised the major population at 52 weeks postinfection with significantly higher entry efficiency than other co-circulating viruses. Our findings suggest that recombination within gp41 might have enhanced Env fusogenicity which contributed to the increase in pseudovirus entry efficiency. Finally, there was a significant correlation between pseudovirus entry efficiency and CD4 + T cell count, suggesting that the enhanced replicative capacity of recombinant variants could result in more virulent viruses.

conclusionCoinfection provides variants with the opportunity to undergo rapid recombination that results in more infectious virus. This highlights the importance of monitoring the replicative fitness of emergent viruses.

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CoinfectionHIV-1HIV InfectionsPhylogenyAdultCD4 Lymphocyte Countenv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusEvolution, MolecularFemaleHIV Envelope Protein gp41HumansMaleRecombination, GeneticVirus InternalizationVirus Replicationenv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusHIV Envelope Protein gp41Coinfection; recombinationDisease progressionEnvelopeHIVViral fitness

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PMID39251948
PMCPMC11385138

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