Interaction with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 predicts HIV type 1 genotype.
In West Africa, India, and certain regions of Europe, both human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) are known to cocirculate. To investigate the HIV-1 subtypes involved in dual HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections, we sequenced the envelope C2-V3 region from 29 dually infected female commercial sex workers from Senegal. The majority of women (23 of 29) were infected by HIV-1 subtype A. Within the HIV-1 subtype A sequences, 14 of 23 (60.8%) clustered with the West African associated A/G recombinant form (IbNG), and 9 of 23 (39.2%) formed a separate cluster distinct from the A/G IbNG. In contrast, in HIV-1 singly infected individuals, non-IbNG subtype A was found in only 13 of 98 (13.3%). Therefore, the lack of protection and/or interaction with HIV-2 was associated with a distinct HIV-1 A genotype. These results suggest differences in the biological properties of HIV-1 genotypes and their in vivo interaction with HIV-2.
Sarr
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Department of Immunology, Harvard AIDS Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, 651 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Sankalé
J L
JL
Hamel
D J
DJ
Travers
K U
KU
Guèye-Ndiaye
A
A
Essex
M
M
Mboup
S
S
Kanki
P J
PJ
D020816:Amino Acid Motifs / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D016415:Sequence Alignment