Introduction: We tested the effects of three
IN mutations,
Y143R,
N155H, and the double mutation
G140S/
Q148H, all of which reduce the susceptibility of HIV-1 to RAL, on viral DNA integration.
Result: Although the data suggest that a suboptimal concentration of RAL appears to increase the propensity of the
Y143R mutant to make aberrant integrations, the differences in the fraction of integration sites that were aberrant for the
Y143R mutant, comparing the presence and absence of RAL, were not statistically significant.
Result: In the absence of any added RAL, we found aberrant integrations in infections that were done using the
Y143R mutant; howeve