The DNA polymerase gamma R953C mutant is associated with antiretroviral therapy-induced mitochondrial toxicity

Min Li, Andrea C. Mislak, Yram Foli, Esinam Agbosu, Vivek Bose, Shreya Bhandari, Michal R. Szymanski, Christie K. Shumate, Y. Whitney Yin, Karen S. Anderson, Elijah Paintsil

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Abstract

We found a heterozygous C2857T mutation (R953C) in polymerase gamma (Pol-γ) in an HIV-infected patient with mitochondrial toxicity. The R953C Pol-γ mutant binding affinity for dCTP is 8-fold less than that of the wild type. The R953C mutant shows a 4-fold decrease in discrimination of analog nucleotides relative to the wild type. R953 is located on the "O-helix" that forms the substrate deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) binding site; the interactions of R953 with E1056 and Y986 may stabilize the O-helix and affect polymerase activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5608-5611
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Volume60
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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