Abstract: The most common mutated type was M539V+L515M and next M539I.
Functional analysis of mutations conferring lamivudine resistance on hepatitis B virus.
PMID: 10091998
1999
The Journal of general virology
Abstract: The M539I substitution in the conserved YMDD motif occurs independently of other changes, whereas the M539V substitution is associated with an additional upstream change (L515M).
Abstract: The L515M and M539V mutations provided only partial resistance while the M539I mutation conferred a high degree of lamivudine resistance.
Abstract: The combination of the L515M and M539V mutations gave an intermediate level of replication competence, compared with either mutation alone, and increased resistance to lamivudine.
Hepatitis B virus mutants associated with 3TC and famciclovir administration are replication defective.
1Abstract: In addition, other mutations in the reverse-transcriptase ""B domain"" involving either a phenylalanine (F)-to-leucine (L) at amino acid 501 (F501L) or an L-to-M substitution at amino acid 515 (L515M) have been observed during 3TC and Famciclovir therapy as well."
Abstract: Double mutants with the L515M substitution showed intermediate defect between the YI/VDD or F501L and the L515M single-mutant strains.
Abstract: In contrast, when transfected into HEK 293 cells, the viruses bearing the YI/VDD or L515M mutation replicated as wild-type.
Abstract: In transiently transfected HCC cells, the vir