Conservancy of the α4β7 integrin mimotope in the V2 domain of HIV type 1 CRF07_BC compared to subtype B' strains in China

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Oct;27(10):1127-33. doi: 10.1089/aid.2011.0007. Epub 2011 May 9.

Abstract

HIV-1 is capable of mimicking the ligand of integrin α(4)β(7) by displaying a tripeptide mimotope on the V2 region. Through this mimicry HIV can bind the α(4)β(7) integrin and get carried through the lymphocyte proliferation signaling pathway, cell-to-cell adhesion and can migrate to gut-associated lymphoid tissues. The same tripeptide motif was suggested to be the epicenter of neutralization in laboratory strains of HIV-1. In this study, we compared the α(4)β(7) binding sites of two HIV-1 subtypes prevalent in China and found that the tripeptide binding domain of α(4)β(7) was more diverse in subtype B' strains than in CRF07_BC.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • China / epidemiology
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / metabolism*
  • HIV Infections / blood
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1 / classification
  • HIV-1 / genetics*
  • HIV-1 / metabolism
  • HIV-1 / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Integrins / metabolism*
  • Phylogeny
  • Protein Conformation
  • RNA, Viral / blood*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Signal Transduction
  • Virus Attachment

Substances

  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120
  • Integrins
  • RNA, Viral
  • gp120 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1
  • integrin alpha4beta7