Rilpivirine resistance mutation E138K in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase predisposed by prevalent polymorphic mutations
Author(s) -
Tsunefusa Hayashida,
Atsuko Hachiya,
Hirotaka Ode,
Takeshi Nishijima,
K. Tsuchiya,
Wataru Sugiura,
Masafumi Takiguchi,
Shinichi Oka,
Hiroyuki Gatanaga
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw224
Subject(s) - rilpivirine , virology , reverse transcriptase , drug resistance , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , resistance mutation , mutation , viral load , biology , genetics , polymerase chain reaction , gene , antiretroviral therapy
Rilpivirine is listed as a recommended or alternative key drug in the current ART guidelines. E138K in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is a primary mutation in resistance to rilpivirine, although in vitro experiments showed it confers only <3-fold resistance. An unidentified mechanism could amplify resistance to rilpivirine conferred by E138K.
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