title: Molecular cloning and characterization of a German HIV-1 isolate.
abstract: The genetic diversity of HIV-1 is well documented. Except for the HIV-1 isolate LAV-1BRU, no nucleic acid sequence of a European isolate of HIV-1 has been published to date. To further investigate the extent of the genetic variability and the evolution of HIV-1, we have isolated, cloned, and subsequently sequenced HIV-1 from a German patient with AIDS-related complex. Comparative studies of the nucleic acid sequence revealed that this isolate, designated HAN2, is highly divergent from the North American and African subtypes of HIV-1 and may represent a European subtype of HIV-1. Furthermore, a full-length molecular clone was derived from this isolate which was infectious in human T-cell lines. Therefore this new isolate will be particularly useful for studies on the genetic evolution and biology of HIV-1 as well as for testing antiviral substances and for developing vaccines.
authors.affiliation: German Primate Center, Department of Virology and Immunology, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sauermann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mous
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brunckhorst
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schedel
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Jentsch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hunsmann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005860:Germany, West; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins