TABLE 1.

Primer sequences and probes used in this study^a

Primer or probe	Sequence	Coordinates (nt)
Primers
PBS-659(−)	5′-TTTCAGGTCCCTGTTCGGGCGCCAC-3′	659–635b
R7	5′-GGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACC-3′	454–472b
U3NV	5′-GGCTTCTTCTAACTTCTCTGGCTC-3′	179–156b
LPNV	5′-TCATGATCAATGGGACGATCACATG-3′	Same as  B101c
U3PNV	5′-GGTACTAGCTTGTAGCACCATCC-3′	151–129b
U3-106(−)	5′-CCTGGCCCTGGTGTGTAGTTC-3′	106–86b
U3.1(+)	5′-GGAAGGGCTAATTCACTCC-3′	2–20b
Alu164	5′-TCCCAGCTACTGGGGAGGCTGAGG-3′	164–187d
Probee
U3-106		2–106b

^aFor all other primer sequences and probes used in this study, see reference 31. 

^bHIV_HXB2 GenBank accession number K03455. 

^cReference 32. 

^dReference 18. 

^eProbes were labeled with [α-³²P]dATP and a commercially available kit (Amersham Megaprime).