Article
Amino- and Carboxyl-Terminal CCR5 Mutations in Brazilian HIV-1-Infected Women and Homology Model of p.L55Q CCR5 Mutant.
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COSTA, G. C. S. et al. Amino- and Carboxyl-Terminal CCR5 Mutations in Brazilian HIV-1-Infected Women and Homology Model of p.L55Q CCR5 Mutant. AIDS Research Human Retroviruses, v. 31, n. 7, p. 685-691, 2015.
1931-8405
10.1089/aid.2014.0140
Autor
Costa, Giselle Calasans de Souza
Nunes, Marcio Roberto Teixeira
Jesus, Jaqueline Goes
Novaes, Thiago
Cardoso, Jedson Ferreira
Sousa Júnior, Edivaldo Costa
Santos, Edson de Souza
Castro Filho, Bernardo Galvão
Zanette, Dalila Lucíola
Gonçalves, Marilda de Souza
Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Júnior
Resumen
Genetic factors from an HIV-1 host can affect the rate of progression to AIDS and HIV infection. To investigate
the frequency of mutations in the CCR5 gene, HIV-1 samples from infected women and uninfected individuals
were selected for sequencing of the CCR5 gene regions encoding the N- and C-terminal protein domains.
Physicochemical CCR5 modeling and potential protein domain analysis were performed in order to evaluate the
impact of the mutations found in the properties and structure of CCR5. The p.L55Q mutation in the N-terminal
protein domain was observed only in uninfected individuals, with an allelic frequency of 1.8%. Physicochemical
analysis revealed that the p.L55Q mutation magnified the flexibility and accessibility profiles and the
modeling of CCR5 structures showed resulting in a small deviation to the right, as well as a hydrophobic to
hydrophilic property alteration. The p.L55Q mutation also resulted in a slight modification of the electrostatic
load of this region. Additionally, three novel silent mutations were found at the C-terminal coding region among
HIV-1-infected women. The results suggest that the p.L55Q mutation might alter CCR5 conformation. Further
studies should be conducted to verify the role of this mutation in HIV-1 susceptibility.