T-cell-line-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 that is made resistant to stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha contains mutations in the envelope gp120 but does not show a switch in coreceptor use.

ABSTRACT: The NL4.3 T-cell-line-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strain is sensitive to the CXC chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha (SDF-1alpha), the natural ligand for CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4); the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) in MT-4 cells is 130 ng/ml. We generated resistant virus through passaging of the virus in the presence of increasing concentrations of SDF-1alpha. After 24 passages, the virus was no longer sensitive to SDF-1alpha (SDF-1alpha(res) virus) (IC50, >2 microg/ml) and became resistant to SDF-1beta (IC50, >2 microg/ml) and to a specific CXCR4 monoclonal antibody (IC50, >20 microg/ml). The SDF-1alpha(res) virus was about 10-fold less sensitive than the wild-type virus to the bicyclam AMD3100, a specific CXCR4 antagonist. The SDF-1alpha(res) virus co

SUBMITTER: Schols D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC109631 | biostudies-literature | 1998 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature