FIG. 3.

Verification of the minimal DLS for its ability to induce RNA-RNA interaction in HIV-1 virions. (A) Virion RNA profiles in native agarose gel. Virion RNA was isolated, and Northern hybridization was performed as described for Fig. 1. Open and solid arrowheads denote positions of dimers and monomers, respectively. Schematic diagrams of mutants are shown above the blots. Solid lines, open circles, gray circles, and gray crosses represent viral genome RNA, authentic E/DLS, Lp4Δ2 fragments, and mutations introduced to knock out E/DLS functions, respectively. (B) A schematic Mfold representative of the verified area.