Abstract: Site-specific substitutions of as few as four amino acids (
M46I/
L63P/
V82T/
I84V) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
protease engenders cross-resistance to a panel of
protease inhibitors that are either in clinical trials or have recently been approved for HIV therapy (Condra, J.
Abstract: Two of these mutations (
V82T/
I84V) are located in, while the other two (
M46I/
L63P) are away from, the binding cleft of the enzyme.
Abstract: We have found that the double substitutions of
M46I and
L63P do not affect binding but instead endow the enzyme with a cata