Fig. 6. Effect of readthrough transcription on histone modifications at the HIV-1 LTR.
Histone modifications in the vicinity of the integrated provirus were analyzed by ChIP assays using antibodies to H3K9,14Ac, H3K27me3 and H3K36me3 for precipitation followed by amplification of the region (+437 to + 543) downstream of the transcriptional start site of HIV-1. (a)–(c) Differences between the Readthrough (−) Convergent and the Readthrough (+) Convergent cells in levels of H3K9,14Ac, H3K27me3 and H3K36me3, respectively. (d)–(f) Differences between the Readthrough (−) Same and the Readthrough (+) Same cells in H3K9,14Ac, H3K27me3 and H3K36me3, respectively. The white bars refer to the Readthrough (−) cells, and the black bars to the Readthrough (+) cells.