HIV Mutation Detail Information

Virus Mutation HIV Mutation P68L


Basic Characteristics of Mutations
Mutation Site P68L
Mutation Site Sentence Despite high amino acid conservation, some interesting mutations were observed in various functional domains which included K24T, H29Y and L35P mutations in cysteine-rich region with 1.000, 1.000 and 0.333 allelic frequencies respectively; G44S and S46F mutations in the core region with 30% and 20% of variants respectively; P68L mutation in all variants in the glutamine rich region which was neither seen with Tat B nor Tat C consensus sequences.
Mutation Level Amino acid level
Mutation Type Nonsynonymous substitution
Gene/Protein/Region Tat
Standardized Encoding Gene Tat  
Genotype/Subtype HIV-1 B;C
Viral Reference HIV sequence database
Functional Impact and Mechanisms
Disease HIV Infections    
Immune -
Target Gene CD4   
Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
Clinical Information Y
Treatment -
Location North India
Literature Information
PMID 24465566
Title Molecular and genetic characterization of natural HIV-1 Tat Exon-1 variants from North India and their functional implications
Author Ronsard L,Lata S,Singh J,Ramachandran VG,Das S,Banerjea AC
Journal PloS one
Journal Info 2014 Jan 23;9(1):e85452
Abstract BACKGROUND: Designing an ideal vaccine against HIV-1 has been difficult due to enormous genetic variability as a result of high replication rate and lack of proofreading activity of reverse transcriptase leading to emergence of genetic variants and recombinants. Tat transactivates HIV-1 LTR, resulting in a remarkable increase in viral gene expression, and plays a vital role in pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic variations of Tat exon-1 from HIV-1 infected patients from North India. METHODS: Genomic DNA was isolated from PBMCs and Tat exon-1 was PCR amplified with specific primers followed by cloning, sequencing and sequence analyses using bioinformatic tools for predicting HIV-1 subtypes, recombination events, conservation of domains and phosphorylation sites, and LTR transactivation by luciferase assay. RESULTS: Phylogenetic analysis of Tat exon-1 variants (n = 120) revealed sequence similarity with South African Tat C sequences and distinct geographical relationships were observed for B/C recombinants. Bootscan analysis of our variants showed 90% homology to Tat C and 10% to B/C recombinants with a precise breakpoint. Natural substitutions were observed with high allelic frequencies which may be beneficial for virus. High amino acid conservation was observed in Tat among Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) recipients. Barring few changes, most of the functional domains, predicted motifs and phosphorylation sites were well conserved in most of Tat variants. dN/dS analysis revealed purifying selection, implying the importance of functional conservation of Tat exon-1. Our Indian Tat C variants and B/C recombinants showed differential LTR transactivation. CONCLUSIONS: The possible role of Tat exon-1 variants in shaping the current HIV-1 epidemic in North India was highlighted. Natural substitutions across conserved functional domains were observed and provided evidence for the emergence of B/C recombinants within the ORF of Tat exon-1. These events are likely to have implications for viral pathogenesis and vaccine formulations.
Sequence Data FJ432068-FJ432079;FJ210870-FJ210875;EU583126-EU583128;EU551665;FJ429357;FJ429358;HQ110624-HQ110630;HQ110608-HQ110623;JQ918787-JQ918788;GU451679-GU451681;HQ011384-HQ011385
Mutation Information
Note
Basic Characteristics of Mutations
  • Mutation Site: The specific location in a gene or protein sequence where a change occurs.
  • Mutation Level: The level at which a mutation occurs, including the nucleotide or amino acid level.
  • Mutation Type: The nature of the mutation, such as missense mutation, nonsense mutation, synonymous mutation, etc.
  • Gene/Protein/Region: Refers to the specific region of the virus where the mutation occurs. Including viral genes, viral proteins, or a specific viral genome region. If the article does not specifically indicate the relationship between the mutation and its correspondence, the main
  • Gene/Protein/Region studied in the article is marked.
  • Genotype/Subtype: Refers to the viral genotype or subtype where the mutation occurs. If the article does not specifically indicate the relationship between the mutation and its correspondence, the main Genotype/Subtype studied in the article is marked.
  • Viral Reference: Refers to the standard virus strain used to compare and analyze viral sequences.
Functional Impact and Mechanisms
  • Disease: An abnormal physiological state with specific symptoms and signs caused by viral infection.
  • Immune: The article focuses on the study of mutations and immune.
  • Target Gene: Host genes that viral mutations may affect.
Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
  • Clinical Information: The study is a clinical or epidemiological study and provides basic information about the population.
  • Treatment: The study mentioned a certain treatment method, such as drug resistance caused by mutations. If the study does not specifically indicate the relationship between mutations and their correspondence treatment, the main treatment studied in the article is marked.
  • Location: The source of the research data.
Literature Information
  • Sequence Data: The study provides the data accession number.