Diversity of the immunodominant epitope of gp41 of HIV-1 subtype O and its validity for antibody detection

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-91

  Eberle, J ^a   Loussert Ajaka, I ^b   Brust, S ^d   Zekeng, L ^c   Hauser, P H ^d   Kaptue, L ^c   Knapp, S ^d   Damond, F ^b   Saragosti, S ^b   Simon, F ^b   Gurtler L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^d Behringwerke AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

gp41 immunodominant region; HIV antibody screening; HIV 1 group O; HIV 1 subtype O; HIV ELISA

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 41;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TYPING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 18544395644     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00079-7     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Chameau, P., Borman, A.M., Quillent, C., Guétard, D., Chamaret, S., Cohen, J., Rémy, G., Motagnier, L., Clavel, F., 1994. Isolation and envelope sequence of a highly divergent HIV-1 isolate: definition of a new HIV-1 group. Virology 205, 247-253.
2. CDC, 1996. Identification of HIV-1 group O infection - Los Angeles County, California, 1996. Morb. Mortal. Weekly Report 45, 561-565.
3. De Leys, R.B., Vanderborght, M., vanden Haesevelde, M., Heyndrickx, I., van Geel, A., Wauters, C., Bernaerts, R., Saman, E., Nijs, P., Willems, B., Taelman, H., van der Groen, G., Piot, P., Tersmette, T., Huisman, J.G., van Heuverswyn, H., 1990. Isolation and partial characterization of an unusual human immunodeficiency retrovirus from two persons of West-Central African origin. J. Virol. 64, 1207-1216.
4. Frøland, S.S., Jenum, P., Lindboe, C.F., Wefring, K.W., Linnestad, P.J., Böhmer, T., 1988. HIV-1 infection in a Norwegian family before 1970. Lancet i, 1344-1345.
5. Gnann, J.W., Nelson, J.A., Oldstone, M.B.A., 1987a. Fine mapping of an immunodominant domain in the transmembrane glycoprotien of human immunodeficiency virus. J. Virol. 61, 2639-2641.
6. Gnann, J.W., McCormick, J.B., Mitchell, S., Nelson, J.A., Oldstone, M.B.A., 1987b. Synthetic peptide immunoassay distinguishes HIV type 1 and HIV type 2 infections. Science 237, 1346-1349.
7. Gürtler, L.G., Hauser, P.H., Eberle, J., von Brunn, A., Knapp, S., Zekeng, L., Tsague, J.M., Kaptue, L., 1994. A new subtype of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (MVP-5180) from Cameroon. J. Virol. 68, 1581-1585.
8. Gürtler, L.G., Zekeng, L., Simon, F., Eberle, J., Tsague, J.M., Kaptue, L., Brust, S., Knapp, S., 1995. Reactivity of five anti-HIV-1 subtype O specimens with six different anti-HIV screening ELISAs and three immunoblots. J. Virol. Meth. 51, 177-184.
9. Hampl, H., Sawitzky, D., Stöffler-Meilicke, M., Groh, A., Schmitt, M., Eberle, J., Gürtler, L., 1995. First case of HIV-1 subtype O infection in Germany. Infection 23, 369-370.
10. Kabeya, C.M., Esu-Williams, E., Eni, E., Peelers, M., Saman, E., Delaporte, E., 1995. Evidence for HIV-1 group O infection in Nigeria. Lancet 346, 308.
11. Kunanusont, C., Foy, H.M., Kreiss, J.K., Rerks-Ngarm, S., Phanuphak, P., Raktham, S., Pau, C.P., Young, N.L., 1995. HIV-1 subtypes and male-to-female transmission in Thailand. Lancet 345, 1078-1083.
12. Loussert-Ajaka, I., Ly, T.D., Chaix, M.L., Ingrand, D., Saragosti, S., Couroucé, A.M., Brun-Vézinet, F., Simon, F., 1994. HIV-1/HIV-2 seronegativity in HIV-1 subtype O infected patients. Lancet 343, 1393-1394.
13. Loussert-Ajaka, I., Descamps, D., Simon, F., Brun-Vézinet, F., Ekwalanga, M., Saragosti, S., 1995a. Genetic diversity and HIV detection by polymerase chain reaction. Lancet 346, 912-913.
14. Loussert-Ajaka, I., Caix, M.L., Korber, B., Letourneur, F., Gomas, E., Allen, E., Ly, T.D., Brun-Vézinet, F., Simon, F., Saragosti, S., 1995b. Variability of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group O strains isolated from Cameroonian patients living in France. J. Virol. 69, 5640-5649.
15. Myers, G., Korber, B., Hahn B.H., Jeang, K.T., Mellors, J.W., McCutchan, F.E., Henderson, L.E., Pavlakis, G.N., 1995. Human retroviruses and AIDS. A Compilation and Analysis of Nucleic Acid and Amino Acid Sequences. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.
16. Nkengasong, J.N., Janssens, W., Heyndrickx, L., Fransen, K., Ndumbe, P.M., Motte, J., Leonaers, A., Ngolle, M., Ayuk, J., Piot, P., van der Groen, G., 1994. Genotypic subtypes of HIV-1 in Cameroon. AIDS 8, 1405-1412.
17. Peeters, M., Nkengasong, J., Willems, B., Karita, E., Delaporte, E., Van den Haesevelde, M., Piot, P., van der Groen, G., 1994. Antibodies to V3 loop peptides derived from chimpanzee lentiviruses and the divergent HIV-1 ANT-70 isolate in human sera from different geographic regions. AIDS 8, 1657-1661.
18. Pfützner, A., Dietrich, U., von Eichel, H., von Briesen, H., Brede, H., Maniar, J.K., Rübsamen-Waigmann, H., 1992. HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in a high risk population in Bombay, India: evidence for the spread of HIV-2 and presence of a divergent HIV-1 subtype. J. of Acqu. Imm. Def. Syndr. 5, 972-977.
19. Rouzioux, C., Puel, J., Agut, H., Brun-Vézinet, F., Ferchal, F., Tamalet, C., Descamps, P., Fleury, H., 1992. Comparative assessment of quantitative HIV viraemia assays. AIDS 6, 373-377.
20. Schable, C., Zekeng, L., Pau, C.P., Hu, D., Kaptue, L., Gürtler, L., Dondero, T., Tsague, J.M., Schochetman, G., Jaffe, H., George, J.R., 1994. Sensitivity of United States HIV antibody tests for detection of HIV-1 group O infections. Lancet 344, 1333-1334.
21. Sharp, P.M., Robertson, D.L., Goa, F., Hahn, B.H., 1994. Origins and diversity of human immunodeficiency viruses. AIDS 8 (suppl 1), S27-S42.
22. Simon, F., Ly, T.D., Baillou-Beaufils, A., Faveau, V., De Saint-Martin, J., Loussert-Ajaka, I., Chaix, M.L., Saragosti, S., Couroucé, A.M., Ingrand, D., Janot, C., Brun-Vézinet, F., 1994. Sensitivity of screening kits for anti-HIV-1 subtype O antibodies. AIDS 8, 1628-1629.
23. Vanden Haesevelde, M., Decourt, J.L., De Leys, R.J., Vanderborght, B., van der Groen, G., van Heuverswijn, H., Saman, E., 1994. Genomic cloning and complete sequence analysis of a highly divergent African human immunodeficiency virus isolate. J. Virol. 68, 1586-1596.
24. Wills, C., 1995. Topiary pruning of the HIV and SIV phylogenetic tree. AIDS Res. Human Retrovir. 11, 1417-1419.
25. Zekeng, L., Gürtler, L., Afane Ze, E., Sam-Abbenyi, A., Mbouni-Essomba, G., Ngolle-Mpoudi, E., Lobe-Monny, M., Tapko, J.B., Kaptue, L., 1994. Prevalence of HIV-1 subtype O infection in Cameroon: preliminary results. AIDS 8, 1626-1628.