This report describes an in vitro assay for measuring the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) preintegration complex (PIC)-associated integration activity in the cytoplasmic extracts of acutely infected cells. The integration of PIC-associated HIV-1 DNA into heterologous target DNA is quantified by using a nested real-time polymerase chain reaction strategy.
Balasubramaniam, M., Davids, B., Addai, A. B., Pandhare, J., Dash, C. Measurement of In Vitro Integration Activity of HIV-1 Preintegration Complexes. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e54581, doi:10.3791/54581 (2017).