Near Full-Length Genomic Characterization of a Novel HIV Type 1 Recombinant Form (CRF01_AE/B) Identified from Anhui, China.

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses

Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment and Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

Published: December 2018

HIV-1 recombinant forms contribute substantially to its genetic evolution. This study reports a novel HIV-1 second-generation recombinant form (AH150299) composed of CRF01_AE and subtype B, isolated from an HIV-positive female subject infected through heterosexual contact in Anhui province of eastern China. The analyses of the near full-length genome sequence showed that one subtype B segment was inserted into the CRF01_AE backbone, with two recombinant breakpoints observed in the vif/vpr and env/nef gene regions. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the CRF01_AE region of the recombinant belongs to CRF01_AE cluster 4, and the B subregions were correlated with the B strains circulating among men who have sex with men in China. In recent years, the emergence of novel recombinant strains reflected the complexity of the HIV-1 epidemic in Anhui, suggesting the significance of continuous monitoring of the dynamic transmissions of HIV-1 in eastern China.

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