Abstract: A compensatory mutation (
M230I) in the primer grip of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
reverse transcriptase (
RT) restores the replication capacity of virus having a
Y115W mutation in their
RT coding region.
Abstract: Gel-based fidelity assays with the double mutant
Y115W/
M230I revealed that the
M230I substitution increased the accuracy of mutant
Y115W.
Abstract: However, when present alone,
M230I conferred reduced fidelity as determined in misinsertion and mispair extension fidelity assays, as well as in primer extension assays carried out with three dNTPs.