Table 1.

Primers Used for Gene Amplification

Genes	Primers	Position in HXB2	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Direction
5′-half	U-LTR5-AE-new	1–34	5′-GCGCCGAATTCTGGATGGGCTAATTTACTCCARGARAAGACAAGA-3′	Forward (outer and inner)
	07Rev8-new	5219–5185	5′-CCTARTGGGATRTGTACTTCTGARCTTACYTTTGG-3′	Reverse (outer)
	Rev11	5066–5041	5′-ATCATCACCTGCCATCTGTTTTCCAT-3′	Reverse (inner)
3′-half	D-LTR3-AE	9656–9691	5′-GGTCTGAGGGATCTCTAGTTACCAGAGTCC–3′	Reverse (outer and inner)
	07For7	4875–4912	5′-CAAATTAYAAAAATTCAAAATTTTCGGGTTTATTACAG-3′	Forward (inner)
	VIF1	4900–4923	5′-GGGTTTATTACAGGGACAGCAGAG-3′	Reverse (inner)