Table 1

ARMS primers used to type the ovine PRNP

Name
Sequence of Primer 5'-3'
Allele
Length/Label
Fragment Length

PRNP_136A
ATACATGCTGGGAAGTGC
A136
18 bp/TET
-
PRNP_136V
CTACATGCTGGGAAGTGT
V136
18 bp/FAM
-
PRNP_154R
ACTAACGGTACATGTTTTCAC
R154
21 bp/-
92 bp
PRNP_154H
AGTTTGTAACGGTACATGTTTTgAT
H154
25 bp/-
96 bp
PRNP_171Q
GGAAGTTGTTCTGGTTACTATcCT
Q171
24 bp/-
146 bp
PRNP_171R
TCAGTTAAGTTGTTCTGGTTACTATtCC
R171
28 bp/-
150 bp
PRNP_171H
TTCTGAGCATAAAGTTGTTCTGGTTACTATAA
H171
32 bp/-
154 bp

Small letters indicate deliberately introduced mismatches (ARMS principle); underlining indicate pieces of neutral sequence that were added to elongate the primer to allow allele-discrimination by capillary electrophoresis.

Buitkamp and Semmer BMC Infectious Diseases 2004 4:30   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-4-30