Figure 4

RT-PCR detection of CXCR4 and CCR5 mRNA down regulation. Total RNA was extracted from vector transduced cells and one-step RT-PCR was performed. PCR products of 450 bp were amplified to detect the coreceptor transcripts. A) Levels of CXCR4 mRNA in non-transduced (lane 1), GFP-alone (lane 2), and XHR (lane 3) vector transduced Magi-X4 cells. B) CCR5 transcript levels in non-transduced (lane 1), GFP-alone (lane 2), and XHR vector transduced Ghost-R5 cells. GAPDH transcript levels were used as internal controls (PCR product size ~550 bp).