PubMed · 11364975
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L Highleyman. 1998. Efavirenz expanded access.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11364975/
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In the context of the investigations on the origin and in vitro production of bioactive compounds, primary cultures were developed from ectosomal and choanosomal cell suspensions from the sponge Xestospongia muta. Dissociated cells aggregated and reorganized into a striking reticulated network of cells, typical for X. muta. Moreover, in some cultures an isotropic reticulation of small spicules, very similar to that found in the ectosome of adult sponges, was observed. Phytohaemagglutinin promoted aggregation and the reorganization of the cells. HPLC analyses revealed that straight-chain acetylenic compounds were recovered from short-term cultures and that they were synthesized during culture. Heterotrophic bacteria were assumed to be involved in the process. Together our results established that X. muta would be an excellent experimental model to study, in laboratory conditions, the differentiation of the skeleton and the in vitro biosynthesis of straight-chain acetylenic compounds.
OBJECTIVE: We have shown that HIV-1 clade C variants contain a valine codon 106 polymorphism (GTG) that facilitates a V106M transition (GTG<--ATG) after selection with efavirenz (EFV). This study evaluates the prevalence of V106 (GTG) and 106M (ATG) codons in clinical isolates as well as the effects of V106M on resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI). METHODS: Genotypic analysis ascertained sequence diversity at codon 106, including both valine polymorphisms (GTA and GTG) and the V106A (GCA) and V106M (ATG) resistance-conferring mutations in B (n = 440) and non-B (n = 84) clinical isolates. Cell-based phenotypic assays were performed to determine the effects of V106M and V106A on levels of resistance to EFV, nevirapine and delavirdine. RESULTS: Most subtype B isolates harbored GTA (valine) at codon 106 (97% of cases) while the GTG (valine) polymorphism was generally present in clade C viruses (94% of cases). Under conditions of EFV but not nevirapine or delavirdine pressure (n = 8) in tissue culture, clade C isolates developed the V106M mutation (GTG<--ATG), conferring high-level (100-1000-fold) cross-resistance to all NNRTI. Generation of V106M recombinant viruses by site-directed mutagenesis confirmed the ability of V106M to confer NNRTI cross-resistance. This mutation also developed in three of six EFV-treated patients harboring clade C infections. In current genotypic interpretative reports (including 15 algorithmic databases), V106A is listed as an nevirapine-specific mutation while V106M is not recognized. CONCLUSIONS: V106M may be a signature mutation in clade C patients treated with EFV and may have the potential to confer high-level multi-NNRTI resistance.
Selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) leads to relief of pain and inflammation with reduced gastrointestinal side effects relative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. 2-Acetoxyphenylhept-2-ynyl sulfide (APHS) is a selective COX-2 inhibitor that covalently modifies the protein by acetylating Ser-530. We utilized site-directed mutants in the COX-2 active site to probe the molecular determinants of APHS acetylation of COX-2. Incorporation of acetyl groups into Ser-530 was monitored by HPLC and mass spectrometry. Mutations that introduce steric bulk into a channel at the top of the active site (e.g., G533A, G533V) lead to a significant reduction in APHS acetylation. Reduction in acetylation is also observed by mutation of the active-site tyrosine (Tyr-385) to phenylalanine. Mutations in the side-pocket region, into which diarylheterocycle inhibitors insert, do not affect the ability of APHS to acetylate COX-2. Surprisingly, mutation of Arg-120, which is located on the floor of the active site, strongly reduces acetylation. Based on these results, we propose that the heptynyl side chain of APHS inserts into the top channel and acetylates Ser-530 with the assistance of hydrogen bonding from Tyr-385. Arg-120 is proposed to fix the conformation of the active site to one that favors acetylation.