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Table 1 Primers and probes used in real-time PCR assay

From: A new method for detection of pfmdr1 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum DNA using real-time PCR

Pfmdr1

 

Oligonucleotide (5'--> 3')

Tm**

86

F

TGTATGTGCTGTATTATCAGGAGGAAC

63.1

 

R

AATTGTACTAAACCTATAGATACTAATGATAATATTATAGG

61.7

 

Asn (wt*) probe

6FAM-ACCTAAATT CATGTTCTTT-MGB-NFQ

66.5

 

Tyr (mut**) probe

VIC-ACCTAAATA CATGTTCTTT-MGB-NFQ

65.8

184

F

AAGATGGACAATTTCATGATAATAATCCT

59

 

R

AATACATAAAGTCAAACGTGCATTTTTTA

57.6

 

Tyr (wt) probe

6FAM-CTTTTTAGGTTTATA TATTTGGT-MGB-NFQ

65.2

 

Phe (mut) probe

VIC-CTTTTTAGGTTTATT TATTTGGT-MGB-NFQ

65.9

1034

F

AAAAAGAAGAATTATTGTAAATGCAGCTT

57.6

 

R

GGATCCAAACCAATAGGCAAAA

58.9

 

Ser (wt) probe

6FAM-ATTCA GTCAAAGCGCT-MGB-NFQ

65.8

 

Cys (mut) probe

VIC-ATTCT GTCAAAGCGCT-MGB-NFQ

66.7

1042

F

AAAAAGAAGAATTATTGTAAATGCAGCTT

57.6

 

R

TTTCCAGCATAACTACCAGTAAATATAAAAG

60.7

 

Asn (wt) probe

6FAM-CAATTATTTATTA ATAGTTTTGC-MGB-NFQ

65.3

 

Asp (mut) probe

VIC-AATTATTTATTG ATAGTTTTGC-MGB-NFQ

64.8

  1. * Wild type (Asn86, Tyr1 84, Serl034 or Asnl042) sequence ** Mutant (Tyr86, Phe184, Cysl034 or Aspl042) sequence *** Melting temperature estimated by Primer press v2.0 For probes, the reporter dye is covalently attached at the 5'end (6FAM or VIC) with a minor groove binder (MGB) and non-fluorescent quencher (NFQ) covalently attached at the 3' end.