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Table 1 Primer combinations used for amplification of MHC IIB

From: Molecular characterization of MHC class IIB genes of sympatric Neotropical cichlids

Forward

Primer Reverse Primer

TA

Fragment

SatoGa11_mod1

MHC Rev3

59 °C

E2 - E3

 AACTCCACKGAKCTGAAGRAC

 GATCTGTTTGGGGTAGAAGTCG

  

GAIIEx2startF

MHC Rev3

55 °C

E2 - E3

 GTCTTTAACTCCACGGAGCTGAAGG

 GATCTGTTTGGGGTAGAAGTCG

  

GAIIEx2startF

AcMHCIIBR1

59 °C

E2 - E3

 GTCTTTAACTCCACGGAGCTGAAGG

 GGRGTGAAGTCTGACTRATGG

  

AaMHCIIBE1F1b

MHC Rev3

56 °C

E1 - E3

 ATGGCTYCATCCTTYMTC

 GATCTGTTTGGGGTAGAAGTCG

  

AaMHCIIBE1F1b

AcMHCIIBR4

59 °C

E1 - E5

 ATGGCTYCATCCTTYMTC

 ACCCAGGATCAGTCCTGAGG

  

AcMHCIIBF2 (excludes group I)

AcMHCIIBR3 (excludes gop I)

64 °C

E2 - E2/I2

 TTAACTCCACKGAGCTGAASGACA

 GAYGATGAAYCATAACTCACCTGAT

  

AcMHCIIBF3 (only group I)

AcMHCIIBR4

46 °C

E2/I2 - E5

 TCAGGTGAGTYATGDTTCATC

 ACCCAGGATCAGTCCTGAGG

  

AcMHCIIBF3 (only group I)

AcMHCIIBR5

44 °C

E2/I2 - R5

 TCAGGTGAGTYATGDTTCATC

 TTCCTCTTGTAGTAGATGAATCC

  

AcMHCIIBF4 (excludes goup I)

AcMHCIIBR4

54 °C

E2/I2 - E5

 TCAGGTGAGTCTGTTTCTGTG

 ACCCAGGATCAGTCCTGAGG

  

AcMHCIIBF5 (excludes group I)

MHC Rev3

55 °C

E2 - E3

 CCACKGAGCTGAASGACATSGAG

 GATCTGTTTGGGGTAGAAGTCG

  

AcMHCIIBF5 (excludes group I)

AcMHCIIBR4

59 °C

E2 - E5

 CCACKGAGCTGAASGACATSGAG

 ACCCAGGATCAGTCCTGAGG

  

AcMHCIIBF7

AcMHCIIBR9

50 °C

E2 - E2

 CGAGTACGTTCGATCTTTGTATTGC

 DCTGATTTAGTCAGAGCAGTCT

  

AcMHCIIBF8

AcMHCIIBR9

55 °C

E2 - E2

 CGAGTWCATCARVTCTTACTAYTWC

 DCTGATTTAGTCAGAGCAGTCT

  

AcMHCIIBF9

AcMHCIIBR8

NA

I2 - I2

 GAAACCTGTTCACAGCAGTCCCTC

 CATGTGCTACATGCAACATATCA

  

AcMHCIIBF6

MHC Rev3

55 °C

E2 - E3

 CCACTGAGCTGAASGACATSGAG

 GATCTGTTTGGGGTAGAAGTCG

  
  1. Fragment indicates the region of the gene amplified: ‘E’ exon, ‘I’ intron, ‘/’ exon-intron boundary. The primers AcMHCIIBF9 and AcMHCIIBR8 were used only to sequence through clones with long intron 2