Objective To explore the polymorphism of nef gene and conservation level of functionally important domains of nef as well as their influences on HIV-1 disease progression of HIV-1 B'infected individuals in northern China.Methods 30 long term nonprogressors(LTNPs)and 42 typical progressors (TPs)were selected.Provirus DNA was extracted from whole blood sample.The full nef gene was amplified by nested-PCR.PCR product was sequenced directly after purification.Phylogenetic analysis and amino acid sequence mutation was applied on nef sequences to explore the differences between LTNPs and TPs.Results At position 15,the S15R/K/N substitution was detected.The frequency of TPs(64.29%)wsa higher than LTNPs(33.33%,P<0.01,0R=3.60);R21K/E/H/I.Q,TPs and LTNPs mutation frequency was 59.52%and 93.33%(P<0.005,OR=0.11);At position 39,K39R/E/N was only detected in TPs(23.81%,P<0.005).Conclusion No significant deletion or defect associated with disease progression wsa detected in nef gene of HIV-1 B'.But it suggested that K/E/H/I/Q mutation at 21 st amino acid of nef associated the disease nonprogression.R/K/N at 15 th amino acid of nef and R/E/N mutation at 39th amino acid of nef associated the disease progression in.HIV-1 B'.All domaias of nef amino acids sequences were comparatively conservative.%目的 研究我国北方地区B'亚型HIV-1感染者病毒基因组中nef基因多态性、重要功能区的保守程度,探索其与疾病进展的关系.方法 HIV-1 B'亚型感染长期不进展者(LTNP)30例,典型进展者(TP)42例,从全血标本中提取全前病毒DNA,经nested-PCR扩增nef基因全长,扩增产物纯化后直接测序,对测得的序列进行系统进化和氨基酸变异分析,并计算比较LTNP组与TP的HIV/AIDS组氨基酸突变位置和频率的差异.结果 nef氨基酸序列长度可变区R21K/E/H/I/Q取代,TP组突变频率(59.52%)低于LTNP组(93.33%,P<0.005,OR=0.11).功能区外S15R/K/N取代,TP组突变频率(64.29%)高于LTNP组(33.33%,P<0.01,OR=3.60);K39R/E/N取代,TP组突变频率高于LTNP组(P<0.005).其他功能区内有少数序列发生变异,但在两组间无差异.结论 未发现中国北方地区HIV-1 B'亚型nef基因与疾病长期不进展相关联的明显缺失或缺陷,但nef基因序列长度可变区R21位K/E/H/I/Q取代R可能与疾病缓慢进展有关,S15R/K/N取代、K39R/E/N取代可能与疾病进展相关.nfe氨基酸序列的重要功能区较为保守.
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