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Table 1 Oligonucleotide primers for amplification of X. laevis ADHs

From: The Xenopusalcohol dehydrogenase gene family: characterization and comparative analysis incorporating amphibian and reptilian genomes

Name

Nucleotide sequence1

Amino acid residues2

Degenerate primers (based on Rana perezi ADH8)

Degenerate forward outer

5′-ATGTGCACTGCGGGIAARGWIATHA-3′

1-8

Degenerate reverse outer

5′-TAGTCTTTTGGRTTIADRCAYTC-3′

237-244

Degenerate forward inner

5′-ATTACATGTAAGGCIGCIGTIGC-3′

7-14

Degenerate reverse inner

5′-GGCTTTTGGRAAYTTRTCYTTRT-3′

223-230

Specific forward primers (used in combination with 3′-end adaptors)

ADH1B outer

5′-GTATAGTGGAAAGTGTGGGAGAG-3′

72-79

ADH1B inner

5′-CATACATTGGACTCTTGTTGGAC-3′

119-126

ADH3 outer

5′-CTGAATACACTGTTGTAGC-A-3′

148-154

ADH3 inner

5′-CAACTGGTTATGGAGCTGTG-3′

178-184

ADH8B outer

5′-AGCACTTTTACAGAATACAG-3′

144-150

ADH8B inner

5′-AGATTCCTCCAGGATCTACG-3′

186-192

ADH9 outer

5′-GCTAAAGTACAGCAAGGTAG-3′

189-194

ADH9 inner

5′-GAATCATTGGAGTAGACATT-3′

219-225

Specific reverse primers for ADH8B (used in combination with the above specific forward primers)

ADH8B reverse outer

5′-TCAACAGGATGTCAGGCTGCAAATG-3′

Nucleotides 61–37 of non-coding 3′-end

ADH8B reverse inner

5′-AATGACCGTAGTGGACTTCACACGA-3′

Nucleotides 40–16 of non-coding 3′-end

  1. 1Degenerate nucleotides are R (A or G), W (A or T), H (A or C or T) and I (inosine, able to base pair with any natural nucleotide). 2Numbering refers to amino acid residues unless otherwise indicated.