Result: TatVT6 showed a slightly lower ubiquitination than wild-type TatC while
TatD60 showed less ubiquitination indicating that
Ser46Phe and
Ser61Arg could stabilize
Tat protein (Figures 4A,B), though it is not known if Ser46 and Ser61 are targets for ubiquitination.
Result: The binding affinity of
TatN12 to TAR was less than wild-type TatC-TAR complex but not significantly; whereas the
TatD60 variant carrying
Ser46Phe showed significantly higher (
Discussion: Correlating
Tat variants, especially variants with
Ser46Phe, with the course of the disease, as well as response to ART, would provide molecular and clinical insights to managing HIV-1 patients in North India.