Table 1.

DNA primers for plasmid constructions

Name	DNA sequence
HIV-1NL4-3
5′-LΔAUG	5′-TGA CTA GCG GAG GCT AGT ACT AGA GAG ATG GGT GCG-3′
SIVcpzTAN1
5′-LWT	5′-GAG AGC GTC AGT GTT GCA GGG GGA TCC TCT-3′
5′-LΔAUG	5′-GTC TCT AGG TAA CAG CTG AAA TGG GTG CGA G-3′
5′-LLR	5′-GGA AAT GGG TGC GAT ATC GTC AGT GTT-3′
5′-LGC	5′-TCG GCT TGT GAC AGC GCG CAA TCA CAA GAG GCG A-3′
5′-LHIV-1_loop	5′-GCA GGA CTC GGC TTG TGA AAG CGC GCA TCA CAA GAG GCG AGG CGG-3′
NC	5′-CGG GCC ATA TGC TGC AGG GAG GAA AAA GA-3′
NC	a5′-GCG GAG GAT CCT CAG TTG TTT CTG GTG GTG CAG TC-3′
SIVcpzUS
5′-LWT	a5′-CCG TCG GAT CCG TTA ACT GAC GCT CTC GCA CCC AT-3′
5′-LΔAUG	5′-GTC TCT AGG GGA AGG CCA TGG GTG CGA TAT C-3′
5′-LLR	a5′-CCG TCG GAT CCG ATA TCG CAC CCA TCC TCT TCC CCT-3′
NC	5′-CGG GCC ATA TGC TAC AGA AAG GAA ACG CT-3′
NC	a5′-GCG GAG GAT CCT CAA TTA GCC TGT CTG TTT CC-3′
HIV-2ROD
5′-LWT	5′-CGA GA AAC TCC GTC TTG CA CCG GGG GAT CC TCT AGA-3′
5′-LΔAUG	5′-TTT AGA CAG GTA GAA GAT ATC GGG AGA TGG GCG CGA GAA-3′
5′-LLR	5′-GGG AGA TGG GCG CGA TATC ACT CCG TCT TGA CCC-3′
5′-LCCA	5′-AAA GGC GCG GGC CGA CCA ACC AAA GGC AGC GUG-3′
5′-LHIV-1_loop	5′-AGA AAG GCG CGG GCC AAG CGC GCA GGC AGC GTG TGG AGC-3′
5′-LGAGA	5′-AGA AAG GCG CGG GCC GAG AGG CAG CGT GTG GA-3′

^aReverse primers

Recognition sites for restriction endonucleases are underlined. Introduced mutations are bolded