Table 1.

PCR primers and conditions for amplification of ALAS2 from genomic DNA


Amplified region

Primer coordinates*

Primer no.

Temperature, °C

Amplicon, bp

Oligonucleotides
Proximal promoter   UP17888   768   55   367   5′-GCCGCCAAGCTT-TTGAGGAGATCTATAGTCAGAGAGG-3′  
    -293 to +28   LP18179   769   55   367   5′-GCCGCCCCATGGTGGCTTTACCAACAGTACCGGAATGCCGAAC-GAATGACAGGTGGGTACTTGG-3′  
Mismatch PCR   UP17956   432   60   327   5′-TCCAAAGCCCAAATGAGCTAATCTT-3′  
    promoter mutation   LP18252   128   60   327   5′-GCCGCCGAATT-CAGCTGGCAGACCAGAGATA-3′  
Primer extension
 
LP18203
 
2060
 
71
 
NA
 
5′-CTGTTGCCCTGCACTGAGGACG-3′
 

Amplified region

Primer coordinates*

Primer no.

Temperature, °C

Amplicon, bp

Oligonucleotides
Proximal promoter   UP17888   768   55   367   5′-GCCGCCAAGCTT-TTGAGGAGATCTATAGTCAGAGAGG-3′  
    -293 to +28   LP18179   769   55   367   5′-GCCGCCCCATGGTGGCTTTACCAACAGTACCGGAATGCCGAAC-GAATGACAGGTGGGTACTTGG-3′  
Mismatch PCR   UP17956   432   60   327   5′-TCCAAAGCCCAAATGAGCTAATCTT-3′  
    promoter mutation   LP18252   128   60   327   5′-GCCGCCGAATT-CAGCTGGCAGACCAGAGATA-3′  
Primer extension
 
LP18203
 
2060
 
71
 
NA
 
5′-CTGTTGCCCTGCACTGAGGACG-3′
 

UP indicates upper-strand primer; LP, lower-strand primer; and NA, not applicable

*

Coordinates corresponding to the 5′ ends of the primers are taken from the GenBank genomic clone Z83821

The hyphen internal to the sequence indicates the beginning of the ALAS2 genomic sequence. The annealing temperatures are for the regions to the right of the vertical bar. HindIII, NcoI, and EcoRI sites introduced for cloning purposes are underlined in primers no. 768, 769, and 128, respectively. The mismatched cytosine in primer no. 432 is indicated in bold

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