Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus UL97 D605E Mutation in Korean Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients and Donors

• Published in: Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 1154 - 1158
• Main Authors: Lee, G.C., The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of korea, Choi, S.M., The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of korea, Lee, C.H., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of korea, Lee, D.G., The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of korea, Choi, J.H., The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of korea, Yoo, J.H., The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Korean Society for Applied Microbiology 01.08.2013; 한국미생물·생명공학회
• Subjects: Antiviral Agents - pharmacology; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology; Cytomegalovirus Infections - virology; DNA, Viral - chemistry; DNA, Viral - genetics; Drug Resistance, Viral; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Ganciclovir - pharmacology; Ganciclovir,stem cell transplantation; Genetic Markers; HERPESVIRIDAE; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutant Proteins - genetics; Mutation, Missense; Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) - genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects; Tissue Donors; 생물학; Herpesviridae; Stem cell; stem cell transplantation; Transplantation; Betaherpesvirinae; Human cytomegalovirus; Infection; Virus; Resistance; Ganciclovir; cytomegalovirus; Viral disease; D605E; Mutation; Detection
• ISSN: 1017-7825; 1738-8872
• DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1303.03094

Ganciclovir resistance of human cytomegalovirus is associated with mutations in the viral UL97 gene and poses severe problems for immunocompromised patients. In this study, PCRbased restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing analyses detected the UL97 D605E mutation in all five clinical isolates from patients with ganciclovir-resistant human cytomegalovirus infection during prolonged ganciclovir therapy, whereas the M460V mutation was only present in 1 of 5 isolates. On the other hand, the detection rates of the D605E mutation in the stored available DNA samples from the donor and allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients were 66.7% and 93.7%, respectively, suggesting that the presence of D605E mutation was not associated with the ganciclovir exposure. Although the D605E mutation may not be related to ganciclovir resistance, we suggest that this mutation could be an important molecular marker of human cytomegalovirus evolution in East Asian countries. Moreover, the restriction fragment length polymorphism method using the restriction enzyme HaeIII, which is generally used to detect the UL97 A591V mutation, could also detect the D605E mutation and may therefore be a useful tool for future research on the investigation of UL97 gene mutations.