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Table 3 Primers used for PCR amplification and cloning of recombinant forms of AaET, AaSPVI, AaSPVII, and AaLT, without (Zymogen), or with, an enterokinase cleavage site (Mek)

From: In vitro activation and enzyme kinetic analysis of recombinant midgut serine proteases from the Dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti

Protease

Primer

Primer Sequence

AaET-Zymogen

AR1-ET-ORF-F

5'-AAAAAAACATATG AACCAATTTCTCTTTGTCAG-3'

 

AR2-ET-ORF-R

5'-AAAAAAAAAGCTT ATTAAACCTCGGAAACCTCTCG-3'

AaSPVI-Zymogen

AR17-5G1-3714-F

5'-AAAAAAACATATG GTTCGCATCATTCTTATTCT-3'

 

AR18-5G1-3714-R

5'-AAAAAAAAAGCTT ATTACAATCCACTGACCTCCTGCACCC-3'

AaSPVII-Zymogen

AR15-CxLTA1-ORF-F

5'-AAAAAAACATATG GCTCGTATCATCCTTCTGTT-3'

 

AR16-CxLTA1-ORF-R

5'-AAAAAAAAAGCTT ATTAAACTCCACTGACTTCGGCC-3'

AaLT-Zymogen

AR4-LT-ORF-F

5'-AAAAAAGCATATG TTCACTTCAACGGTGGT-3'

 

AR5-LT-ORF-R

5'-AAAAAAGCTCGAG TTATTACAGTCCAGTCTTCTGCTTGAT-3'

AaET-Mek

AR28-ET-M-pET-EK-F

5'-AAAAACATATG AACAACAACCTCGGCGATGACGATGACAAG ATCGTTGGCGGATTCCAGAT-3'

 

AR2-ET-ORF-R

5'-AAAAAAAAAGCTT ATTAAACCTCGGAAACCTCTCG-3'

AaSPVI-Mek

AR27-5G1-M-pET-EK-F

5'-AAAAACATATG AACAACAACCTCGGCGATGACGATGACAAG ATTGTTGGTGGCTTTGAAGT-3'

 

AR18-5G1-3714-R

5'-AAAAAAAAAGCTT ATTACAATCCACTGACCTCCTGCACCC-3'

AaSPVII-Mek

AR29-CxLT-M-pET-EK-F

5'-AAAAACATATG AACAACAACCTCGGCGATGACGATGACAAG GTCGTCGGCGGTTATGAAGT-3'

 

AR16-CxLTA1-ORF-R

5'-AAAAAAAAAGCTT ATTAAACTCCACTGACTTCGGCC-3'

AaLT-Mek

AR30-LT-M-pET-EK-F

5'-AAAAACATATG AACAACAACCTCGGCGATGACGATGACAAG GTAGTAAACGGACAAACGGC-3'

 

AR5-LT-ORF-R

5'-AAAAAAGCTCGAG TTATTACAGTCCAGTCTTCTGCTTGAT-3'

  1. Restriction sites used for cloning of the genes of interest are shown in BOLD.
  2. Primers for the matureek protease constructs were designed with a rich asparagine "propeptide" region containing and enterokinase cleavage site (ITALICIZED and UNDERLINED).