Variability and Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 p24 Gene Quasispecies
AUTOR(ES)
Iroegbu, Johanna
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Despite the conserved nature of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gag gene, multiple quasispecies of the p24 gene coexist in HIV-1-infected patients. We cloned and sequenced 31 p24 genes from four HIV-1-infected patients. The intrapatient homology between the p24 genes ranged from 97.1 to 99.1%, whereas the interpatient homology ranged from 91.5 to 93.8%, suggesting a host-specific evolution. Synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide changes were evenly distributed in the p24 gene, with 27 and 28%, respectively, located within host human leukocyte antigen class I recognition sites. This would suggest only a minor influence from the host cytotoxic T-cell response on the evolution of the p24 gene. The importance of minor variations within p24 was analyzed by designing DNA-based immunogens from two distinct p24 quasispecies genes simultaneously derived from one patient. In plasmid-immunized H-2b, H-2d, and H-2k haplotype mice, a clear influence from the host major histocompatibility complex was noted on the immune responses, fully consistent with those noted when a recombinant p24 protein is used as the immunogen. The two p24 DNA immunogens did not differ in their immunogenicity, indicating that the limited genetic variability (<1%) had little influence on the immune responses.
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