Result: In contrast, mutations shown to confer resistance to multiple
NRTIs, including
E89G,
K65R and
M184V displayed low levels of resistance to RT1t49 (2-5 fold), with
Discussion: The results of RT1t49 susceptibility testing (Table 3) with the ddI/ddC-resistant
L74V, 3TC-resistant
M184V and the AZT-resistant
T215Y/
M41L RTs are in agreement with our previously published efficacy tests using Jurkat T cell lines expressing each of the three selected anti-
RT RNA aptamers, in which all the RNA aptamers were able to efficiently suppress replication of drug-resistant HIV.