Abstract: K219E reduced both ATP- and pyrophosphate-mediated excision of primers terminated with thymidine analogues, only when introduced in
RTs bearing Delta69 or
S68G/Delta69/
K70G, providing further biochemical evidence that explains the lack of association of Delta69 and TAMs in HIV-1 isolates.
Abstract: However, pre-steady-state kinetics revealed only minor differences in selectivity of AZT-triphosphate versus dTTP between deletion-containing
RTs and their homologous enzymes having the
K219E mutation.