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From the Department of Pathology and Skin Cancer Research
Laboratories,*
and the Department of
Medicine,
Division of Hematology/Oncology,
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Medical Center,
Maywood, Illinois
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-herpesvirus family, HHV-8
(also known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus),
has been linked to KS and body cavity-based lymphoma. Other members of
this family, eg, Epstein-Barr virus, were
originally thought to have only one strain, but subsequent
analysis revealed different strains correlating to cellular patterns of
infectivity and geographical location. To determine whether multiple
strains of HHV-8 exist, we compared DNA sequences among KS and
body cavity-based lymphoma-derived HHV-8 and examined differences in
HHV-8 subgroups between American and Saudi Arabian iatrogenic KS
patients. Samples were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction using
multiple primer sets to five different open reading frames from
HHV-8, and DNA sequencing was performed. HHV-8 DNA was present
in all of our KS and body cavity-based lymphoma samples by polymerase
chain reaction. HHV-8 DNA was detected in each body cavity-based
lymphoma sample using a majority of the primers, whereas only
two primer sets consistently amplified HHV-8 DNA derived from KS
lesions. DNA sequencing within open reading frames 26 and 27 indicate
the existence of at least three variants of HHV-8, with the
majority of iatrogenic KS patients in Saudi Arabia containing
unique nucleotide changes that may define a distinct,
previously unidentified subgroup we term SA, whereas those from
America were of Group A or B. Thus, although the sequencing
data within open reading frames 26 and 27 did not permit discrimination
between patients with lymphoma versus KS disease
processes, HHV-8 derived from Saudi Arabian KS lesions were
shown to have a distinct nucleotide sequence not seen in any of the
other clinical samples examined.
| Introduction |
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-herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as
KS-associated herpesvirus), in all four types of KS.3,4
HHV-8 has also been identified in human immunodeficiency
virus-1-positive patients with body cavity-based B-cell lymphoma (BCBL,
also referred to as primary effusion lymphoma).5,6
Sequence
analysis demonstrated HHV-8 is closely related to other members of the
-herpesvirus family, Epstein-Barr
virus (EBV) and Herpesvirus saimiri. In human patients, it
was initially believed that there was only a single strain of EBV, but
it subsequently became apparent that there were two different
strains.7
We noted two important characteristics of EBV
that we pursued with our investigation of HHV-8. First, different
strains of EBV have different cellular patterns of infectivity and
susceptibility to transformation, and second, the two different EBV
genomes and serological reactivities are present at different
frequencies in patients depending on geographical location (American,
European, or African).8
Based on sequence homology between
HHV-8 and EBV, we explored the possibility that more than one strain of
HHV-8 exists and examined differences in HHV-8 isolates from different
geographical locations. Although sequence analysis within open reading
frames (ORFs) 26 and 27 did not permit clear-cut distinctions between
the KS and BCBL DNA, the KS lesions from Saudi Arabia did contain
consistent nucleotide variations that were reproducibly different in
comparison with either American KS or lymphoma samples. | Patient Samples and Methods |
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DNA was isolated from tissues and amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as previously described.4,12 Each sample was shown to contain amplifiable DNA using standard PCR conditions and primers for ß-actin. For initial PCR studies, a series of nine primers to various portions of the HHV-8 genome including ORFs 17, 22, 26, 27, and 34, were used. In addition to the 233-bp primers (primer set 1) originally described by Chang et al,3 other primers were designed based on a GenBank sequence (accession number U40377), including two sets of primers used for sequencing that amplified a larger portion of ORF 26 (722 bp), a small portion of ORF 27 (143 bp), and the noncoding region (approximately 20 bp) between these regions. Successful PCR amplification with these primers resulted in a single band at 461 bp (primer set 2) and 524 bp (primer set 3). Primer sequences used for amplification of HHV-8 were as follows: 5'-AGC CGA AAG GAT TCC ACC ATT GTG CTC-3' and 5'-TCC GTG TTG TCT ACG TCC AGA CGA TAT-3' (primer set 1, 233 bp), 5'-CTA TCC AAG TGC ACA CTC GCT GTC C-3' and 5'-GGA ACC AAG GCT GAT AGG ATA CAA AGG-3' (primer set 2, 461 bp), 5'-TTT GAT GGC GTC GGT CTC TAC C-3' and 5'-CGC ACA TAT CGT CTG GAC GTA G-3' (primer set 3, 524 bp), 5'-CAA GTT CCG CCA TAT TTA C-3' and 5'-CAT CTC CGG ACT ACA TCC-3' (primer set 4, 360 bp), 5'-GTG ATG TCA TCT GGG ACG CTC AAC-3' and 5'-GTG AGA CAT CTC CGG ACT ACA TCC-3' (primer set 5, 634 bp), 5'-CGG ATC AGG TGA CGG ATT ATC TC-3' and GAT TTT TCA CGG GGG CTC TG-3' (primer set 6, 210 bp), 5'-AGG CAG GTG TGG GAA ATG TAA G-3' and 5'-GTT GCT ATG GCT GCT GTT CAA C-3' (primer set 7, 300 bp), 5'-GAT GTC ATC TGG GAC GCT CAA C-3' and 5'-CGC ACA TAT CGT CTG GAC GTA G-3' (primer set 8, 234 bp), and 5'-TCT GTG CAT GCC CAC GTT CAC C-3' and 5'-TGC AGC GCG TGG AGC AAT TC-3' (primer set 9, 576 bp). DNA sequencing of HHV-8 PCR products was performed without cloning using the Promega fmol DNA sequencing system (Promega, Madison, WI) and the Thermosequenase radiolabeled terminator cycle sequencing kit (Amersham, Cleveland, OH). To ensure that the observed mutations were not the result of Taq-generated errors in PCR, sequencing was performed on at least two distinct PCR products generated from each DNA sample, and both strands of each product were independently sequenced.
| Results |
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PCR analysis was performed using nine different primer sets
specific for HHV-8 with a series of samples as summarized in Table 1
. Of interest, the BC-1 and BCBL-1 cell
lines were positive for HHV-8 using all nine sets of primers, and the
paraffin-embedded tissue samples from a case of BCBL were positive with
all but two sets of primers. AIDS-related KS samples were also positive
with all tested primers; however, not all primers could be examined due
to a lack of DNA. In contrast, HHV-8 could only be consistently
demonstrated in classic and iatrogenic KS with two of the primer
pairsthe 233-bp fragment from HHV-8 ORF 26 and a 210-bp fragment
specific for HHV-8 ORF 17. We were unable to amplify the HHV-8 DNA in
the KS-derived samples with several of the other primer sets despite
the presence of amplifiable DNA.
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To further study the possibility of sequence variation and/or
existence of multiple strains, sequence analysis of PCR-amplified
products of an 886-bp DNA segment (bases 828-1715) within and
surrounding ORFs 26 and 27 (primers for 233-bp, 524-bp, and 461-bp
fragments) were generated from 15 of the 19 HHV-8-positive samples.
Three of the remaining samples could not be sequenced, as the 461-bp
and/or 524-bp fragment could not be amplified from the sample, and
there was insufficient DNA to perform the analysis on one AIDS-KS
specimen. Comparison with the original HHV-8 sequence published by
Chang et al3
demonstrated as many as eight nucleotide
changes within the coding region of ORF 26 (bases 828-1550, Table 2
). The nucleotide changes at bases 1055,
1086, 1139, and 1490 (numbered as in Chang et al)3
did not
encode for amino acid substitutions. However, other nucleotide changes
did result in amino acid substitutions including at base 981
phenylalanine (F) to leucine (L), and at base 1132 aspartate (D) to
glycine (G). In the case of iatrogenic KS from the United States,
changes at both bases 1032 and 1033 results in substitution of
isoleucine (I) for proline (P), whereas the change of only base 1033 in
the other cases of KS codes for a proline (P) to leucine (L)
substitution. Several nucleotide changes were also noted in the 143
bases (base variability, 3/143 or 2.1%) sequenced in the coding region
for ORF 27 (bases 15731715). Substitution of G
T at base 1594
occurred in four of the five iatrogenic KS cases from Saudi Arabia, but
not in the other patient samples. This nucleotide change did not encode
for an amino acid substitution. In addition, all sequences demonstrated
a C
T change at 1616 and a T
C change at 1617, which has been noted
by other investigators in HHV-8 samples from various sources. Within
the noncoding region between the two ORFs (approximately 20 bp), each
sequence also showed insertion of either one or two guanine residues at
base 1569. It should be noted that the sequence data presented in Table 2
may explain some of the negative PCR results in Table 1
. The change
at base 1139 (A
C) occurs in the DNA target sequence for one of the
primers for the 360-bp fragment of ORF 26 (primer set 4). Lack of
binding of the primer to the target DNA sequence due to this mutation
may explain the negative result seen with the majority of iatrogenic KS
patients studied (ie, patients 6 to 9).
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| Discussion |
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In the current report, we studied tissues from a total of 19 patients, including several samples from a patient with BCBL, and 18 patients with KS. PCR studies demonstrated differences in our ability to amplify portions of the HHV-8 genome despite the presence of amplifiable DNA.16 Specifically, we documented that in comparison to the BCBL in vitro B-cell lines or in vivo paraffin-embedded tissue samples that were positive with seven of nine primer sets, HHV-8 DNA isolated from classic and iatrogenic KS samples was consistently positive with only two of nine primers used. Although the results may be due to poor quality of DNA or to the lower copy number of HHV-8 in KS lesions compared to lymphoma, an alternative interpretation could be the existence of mutations that did not permit primer binding and amplification. Indeed, sequence analysis of an 886-bp region within and surrounding ORFs 26 and 27 identified a mutation in the target DNA sequence in primer set 4 that may explain the negative PCR results with this primer.
Although a majority of the mutations found did not encode for amino acid substitutions, it is of interest that the changes were consistent within a patient population. It is highly unlikely that random errors of Taq polymerase incorporation resulted in these reproducible patterns. At least two independently amplified PCR products were sequenced to confirm all data, and the consistency of mutation patterns in a specific patient population would make random mutations unlikely. Since publication of their data,13 Hayward and colleagues have reclassified the pattern for HHV-8 in the BC-2 cell line as group C-3 based on sequence analysis of other ORFs (G. S. Hayward, personal communication). As the ORF 26 sequences from several of our HHV-8 samples from American iatrogenic KS patients are similar to the BC-2 sequence, it is possible that these samples also represent group C-3. Of interest, the HHV-8 sequences from Saudi Arabian iatrogenic KS patients contained unique and consistent nucleotide changes within the ORF 26 coding region that may represent a new HHV-8 subgroup different from the previously recognized A, B, and C groups. Analysis of these samples at additional ORFs, particularly those encoding genes expressed during the viral latency, is necessary to establish whether these changes represent a new strain variant and to determine the relationship of this subgroup with those already described.
| Acknowledgements |
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Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grants CA64416 and CA70057 (to BJN).
Accepted for publication June 5, 1998.
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