TABLE 1.

Dig-labeled riboprobes

Clone	Insert (nucleotide [nt] location)	Size of riboprobe (nt)	Primers used for RT-PCR	Reference or source
pACS	Human beta-actin cDNA (408–1064)a	657	AT-1 and AT-4	27
pCORE	Core gene of HCV genotype 1a (489–751)b	263	c104 and c186	30
pCU	HCV 5′UTR and core gene (183–513)b	331	Ish1 and c186 (M&M)	30
pE1-1a	E1 gene of HCV genotype 1a (802–1639)b	838	JBE1_1S and JBE_1AS	4
pE1-1b	E1 gene of HCV genotype 1b (802–1639)b	838	JBE1_1S and JBE_1AS	4
pHR14	Human HPRT cDNA (316–604)c	289	5′HPRT and 3′HPRT	37
pSPT18-neo	Bacterial neomycin transferase gene (383–1114)d	732		Boehringer

^aGenBank accession no. x00351. 

^bGenBank accession no. M62321 (5). 

^cGenBank accession no. M31642. 

^dGenBank accession no. V00618.