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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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F172S |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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As shown in Figures 2, 3, EHIV012 had three mutations before (L31M, L101V, and S172T) and after (V82I, Y86W, and F172S) seroconversion. |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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Gag |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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Gag
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Genotype/Subtype
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HIV-1 G |
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Viral Reference
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AF084936;AF061641;U88826;AY612637
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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HIV Infections
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Immune
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- |
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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Y |
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Treatment
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- |
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Location
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Nigeria |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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33505382
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Title
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Non-synonymous Substitutions in HIV-1 GAG Are Frequent in Epitopes Outside the Functionally Conserved Regions and Associated With Subtype Differences
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Author
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Olusola BA,Olaleye DO,Odaibo GN
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Journal
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Frontiers in microbiology
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Journal Info
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2021 Jan 11;11:615721
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Abstract
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In 2019, 38 million people lived with HIV-1 infection resulting in 690,000 deaths. Over 50% of this infection and its associated deaths occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. The West African region is a known hotspot of the HIV-1 epidemic. There is a need to develop an HIV-1 vaccine if the HIV epidemic would be effectively controlled. Few protective cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTL) epitopes within the HIV-1 GAG (HIV_gagconsv) have been previously identified to be functionally conserved among the HIV-1 M group. These epitopes are currently the focus of universal HIV-1 T cell-based vaccine studies. However, these epitopes' phenotypic and genetic properties have not been observed in natural settings for HIV-1 strains circulating in the West African region. This information is critical as the usefulness of universal HIV-1 vaccines in the West African region depends on these epitopes' occurrence in strains circulating in the area. This study describes non-synonymous substitutions within and without HIV_gagconsv genes isolated from 10 infected Nigerians at the early stages of HIV-1 infection. Furthermore, we analyzed these substitutions longitudinally in five infected individuals from the early stages of infection till after seroconversion. We identified three non-synonymous substitutions within HIV_gagconsv genes isolated from early HIV infected individuals. Fourteen and nineteen mutations outside the HIV_gagconsv were observed before and after seroconversion, respectively, while we found four mutations within the HIV_gagconsv. These substitutions include previously mapped CTL epitope immune escape mutants. CTL immune pressure likely leaves different footprints on HIV-1 GAG epitopes within and outside the HIV_gagconsv. This information is crucial for universal HIV-1 vaccine designs for use in the West African region.
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Sequence Data
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MN943626;MN943624;MN943630
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