Figure 4

Rapid and efficient nuclear accumulation of HIV-1 DNA. Cells were plated in 10 cm plates, co-infected with a HIV-1 and a MLV vector at an MOI of approximately 0.1, incubated at 4°C for 2 hours and then at 37°C for an additional 24 hours. Cytoplasm and nuclei were fractionated and the distribution of MLV vector DNA (A) and HIV-1 vector DNA (B) was examined by Taqman PCR in the same HeLa DxR cells. DxR and imp7 KD cells were co-infected with a MLV and a HIV-1 vector after treatment with 1.5 micrograms/ml aphidicolin for 24 hours. The distribution of MLV vector DNA (C) and HIV-1 vector DNA (D) was examined by Taqman PCR. Bars represent the mean value of two independent experiments. To normalise across experiments, the total amount of viral DNA detected in the cytoplasm was given an arbitrary value of 100.