title: Fluorescent dye terminator sequencing methods for quantitative determination of replication fitness of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 containing the codon 74 and 184 mutations in reverse transcriptase.
abstract: The fluorescent dye-labeled dideoxynucleotide automated DNA sequencing system has been routinely used for monitoring the development of resistance mutations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (RT) and protease genes during therapy. This system has provided information regarding the presence of mixtures of nucleotides in the clinical samples but has not previously been validated for the quantitative determination between peak heights and relative DNA concentration. We evaluated this system by using various ratios of wild-type and mutated DNA fragments and by performing sequencing reactions at actual melting temperatures of specific primers. Several different ratios of purified DNA fragments containing mixtures of L74/V74 and M184/V184 were sequenced, and peak heights were measured. Regression analysis between ratios of peak heights and DNA concentration demonstrated a statistically significant linear correlation, suggesting that the quantification of two different species of DNA in a mixture could be achieved with the fluorescent dye-labeled dideoxynucleotide system. These strategies have broader implications for the quantification of replication fitness of viruses, particularly those containing RT mutations at codons 74 and 184.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia 30033, USA.
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nurpeisov
authors.forename: Selwyn J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
authors.forename: Prem L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D003062:Codon; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003854:Deoxyribonucleotides / Q000235:genetics; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000378:metabolism*; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase / Q000235:genetics*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013728:Terminator Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004279:DNA, Viral; D003854:Deoxyribonucleotides; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase