Abstract: Outcomes for wild-type (WT)
RT and an AZT-resistant (AZT(R))
RT containing a thymidine analog mutation set-
D67N,
K70R,
D215F, and
K219Q-were compared.
Method: To construct an AZTR
RT-containing version of pCMVDeltaR8.2, the following amino acid substitutions that confer resistance to AZT:
D67N,
K70R,
T215F, and
K219Q were introduced into an HIV
reverse transcriptase (
RT) gene fragment using overlap extension PCR, sequenced, and used to replace wild-type sequences between AgeI and BclI in pCMVDeltaR8.2 to produce pCBN103-18, which