HIV-1 Subtypes and 5'LTR-Leader Sequence Variants Correlate with Seroconversion Status in Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort

Viruses
Raghavan SampathkumarMa Luo

Abstract

Within the Pumwani sex worker cohort, a subgroup remains seronegative, despite frequent exposure to HIV-1; some of them seroconverted several years later. This study attempts to identify viral variations in 5'LTR-leader sequences (5'LTR-LS) that might contribute to the late seroconversion. The 5'LTR-LS contains sites essential for replication and genome packaging, viz, primer binding site (PBS), major splice donor (SD), and major packaging signal (PS). The 5'LTR-LS of 20 late seroconverters (LSC) and 122 early seroconverters (EC) were amplified, cloned, and sequenced. HelixTree 6.4.3 was employed to classify HIV subtypes and sequence variants based on seroconversion status. We find that HIV-1 subtypes A1.UG and D.UG were overrepresented in the viruses infecting the LSC (P < 0.0001). Specific variants of PBS (Pc < 0.0001), SD1 (Pc < 0.0001), and PS (Pc < 0.0001) were present only in the viral population from EC or LSC. Combinations of PBS [PBS-2 (Pc < 0.0001) and PBS-3 (Pc < 0.0001)] variants with specific SD sequences were only seen in LSC or EC. Combinations of A1.KE or D with specific PBS and SD variants were only present in LSC or EC (Pc < 0.0001). Furthermore, PBS variants only present in LSC co-clustered with PBS reference...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCR
electrophoresis

Software Mentioned

Tree
MEGA
HelixTree SNP and Variation Suite
HelixTree
Sequencher
SPSS
ClustalW
BioNJ

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