HIV-1 predisposed to acquiring resistance to maraviroc (MVC) and other CCR5 antagonists in vitro has an inherent, low-level ability to utilize MVC-bound CCR5 for entry

Michael Roche, Martin Jakobsen, Anne Ellett, Hamid Salimiseyedabad, Becky Jubb, Mike Westby, Benhur Lee, Sharon Ruth Lewin, Melissa Churchill, Paul R Gorry

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Abstract

Here, we show that Env derived from the parental CC1/85 strain is inherently capable of a low affinity interaction with MVC-bound CCR5. However, this phenotype was only revealed in 293-Affinofile cells and NP2-CD4/ CCR5 cells that express very high levels of CCR5, and was masked in TZM-bl, JC53 and U87-CD4/CCR5 cells as well as PBMC, which express comparatively lower levels of CCR5 and which are more commonly used to detect resistance to CCR5 antagonists.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1 - 7
Number of pages7
JournalRetrovirology
Volume8
Issue number89
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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