Comparison of G-to-A mutation frequencies induced by APOBEC3 proteins in H9 cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the context of impaired processivities of drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase variants.

APOBEC3 proteins can inhibit human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication by inducing G-to-A mutations in newly synthesized viral DNA. However, HIV-1 is able to overcome the antiretroviral activity of some of those enzymes by the viral protein Vif. We investigated the impact of different processivities of HIV-1 reverse transcriptases (RT) on the frequencies of G-to-A mutations introduced by APOBEC3 proteins.

Inhibition of drug-resistant HIV-1 by RNA interference.

RNA interference is a powerful tool used to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in vitro. Almost all HIV-1 genes have been targets for small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, and HIV-1 replication can be specifically and successfully inhibited by this technique. RNA interference has been proposed as an alternative strategy to inhibit replication of drug-resistant viruses that emerge during suboptimal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1.