FIG. 1.
Design of a mutant tRNA and cloning into the retroviral vector, N2A. (A) Schematic diagram depicting the primary and secondary structures of tRNA and design of the A58U mutation. Region marked by curved arrow anneals to the HIV-1 PBS. 1-Methyladenosine-58 is shown with a vertical arrow. (B) A complete tRNA
A58U polymerase III transcriptional unit (hatched box) was inserted into the 3′ LTR of the murine leukemia virus-derived retroviral vector, N2A (9), by using a unique SnaBI restriction endonuclease site. S, 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine; Ψ, pseudouridine; D, dihydrouridine; Tm, 2′-O-methyl-5-methyluridine; R, 2-methylthio-n-6-threonyl carbomoyladenosine.