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Table 3 Primers used to amplify different MHC sequences in Old World camelids

From: The major histocompatibility complex in Old World camelids and low polymorphism of its class II genes

Locus

Name

Sequence (5' → 3')

Purpose

PCR product length

DRA

DRA-EXON2-F

TGAGAATTTTGGGTTTGCTTATGGCA

Bact, drom

514 bp

DRA-EXON2-R

CCTCTGAGCAACACGAACGTCCTTCA

DRA-EXON2-WC-F

TGGGTGTTTCAGCTCTTGTG

Ferus

650 bp

DRA-EXON2-WC-R

AGATACCATGGGTGGCAAAG

DRA-EXON2-3-F

CCCTGGAATTCGGGTTTAAG

Preventing allele dropout

923 bp

DRA-EXON2-3-R

GGCTGAAAAAGCAGTTGAGC

DRA_F1

TGATCATCCAGGCTGAGTTC

Ancient samples

139 bp

DRA_R1

GCAAACCGTCCAAATTCTTC

DRA_F2

CGTGGATCTGGAAAAGAAGG

Ancient samples

154 bp

DRA_R2

ATTGGTGTTCGGGGTGTG

DRB

DRB-EXON2-2-F

AGCAGTGGGGGTCCTAGTG

Bact, drom

457 bp

DRB-EXON2-2-R

ACCCACCCGGACTCAGTATC

DRB-EXON2-WC-F

TTCAGGAGGAGGTGGTGATG

Ferus

764 bp

DRB-EXON2-WC-R

CTCAGACCCCAGACCCATT

DRB-EXON2-3-F

GCCAGCCCTAGGCAAGTAAG

Preventing allele dropout

852 bp

DRB-EXON2-3-R

GTTCTCTCAGACCCCAGACC

DQA

DQA1-EXON2-F

CATGAAAGTCAATTTATCCTGTCAC

Bact

351 bp

DQA-EXON2-2-R

AGTGAGGCCTGGTATGAAGG

DQA-EXON2-WC-F

ACGTGCTGGGAATTTTGTCT

Drom

414 bp

DQA-EXON2-2-R

AGTGAGGCCTGGTATGAAGG

DQA-EXON2-WC-F

ACGTGCTGGGAATTTTGTCT

Ferus

646 bp

DQA-EXON2-WC-R

GCTATGGGAGCTTTCCTTGA

DQA-EXON2-4-F

ATGGTGCAGAGAGCAGAAGG

Preventing allele dropout

1096 bp

DQA-EXON2-4-R

TGGGAAACACAGTCACCTCA

DQA_F1

YGGCRTAAATGTCTACCAGTC

Ancient samples

133 bp

DQA_R1

TSRAAACTTGSTAAACAGAGG

DQA_F2

CGTGGACTTGGAGAAGAAGG

Ancient samples

145 bp

DQA_R2

AGCAGTAGAGTTGGAGCGTTT

DQB

GH 28

CTCGGATCCGCATGTGCTACTTCACCAACG

Bact, drom, ferus

181 bp

GH 29

GAGCTGCAGGTAGTTGTGTCTGCACAC

FANCA

KN276514-F

TCAAGTCAGAAACAAGAACACAGA

FISH probe MHCII

3574 bp

KN276514-R

CATCATTGCCAGATCCTTCA

TRIM39

KN277189-F

CCACCCACCATGTGTATGAA

FISH probe MHCI

3459 bp

KN277189-R

GCTGAGAGTGCAGGGATAGG

  1. Bact - Primer pair used to amplify samples of Camelus bactrianus. Drom - Primer pair used to amplify samples of Camelus dromedarius. Ferus - Primer pair used to amplify samples of Camelus ferus