The CD8 Antiviral Factor (CAF) can suppress HIV-1 transcription from the Long Terminal Repeat (LTR) promoter in the absence of elements upstream of the CATATAA box

Table 2 SpI inactivating point mutation construct oligos and primers

3	2	1	Construct
mut	Wt	wt	K
mut	Wt	mut	L
mut	Mut	wt	M
wt	Mut	wt	N
wt	Mut	mut	O
wt	Wt	mut	P
Construct	Oligos used (Oligo 2 is the same for all constructs)
K	Oligo 1: TCGGAGGACAGTACTCCGACCCGGTCGAAGGGATTCGTGGCCTGGGCGGGACTGGGGAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA
K	Oligo 2: GAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA GCAGCTGCTTTTTGCCTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATC CGAGC
L	Oligo 1: TCGGAGGACAGTACTCCGACCCGGTCGAAGGGATTCGTGGCCTGGGCGGGACTGGTTAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA
M	Oligo 1: TCGGAGGACAGTACTCCGACCCGGTCGAAGGGATTCGTGGCCTGTTCGGGACTGGGGAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA
N	Oligo 1: TCGGAGGACAGTACTCCGACCCGGTCGAAGGGAGGCGTGGCCTGTTCGGGACTGGGGAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA
O	Oligo 1: TCGGAGGACAGTACTCCGACCCGGTCGAAGGGAGGCGTGGCCTGTTCGGGACTGGTTAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA
P	Oligo 1: TCGGAGGACAGTACTCCGACCCGGTCGAAGGGAGGCGTGGCCTGGGCGGGACTGGTTAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAA

ISSN: 1743-422X