TABLE 2.

Sequences of oligonucleotides used to generate promoter deletion mutants

Primer	Sequence
vrg6-F1	5′-TCTAGATACTGCCACACATGACACCCGG-3′
vrg6-F2	5′-TCTAGATACGGCAAGCCAGGCGACCTGATC-3′
vrg6-F3	5′-TCTAGAGATGAATTCCTGCCGGAAACCCCG-3′
vrg6-F4	5′-TCTAGATATGGGTGCTGGAATTCCGTCTGCTGAACC-3′
vrg6-F5	5′TCTAGA-CCGCGTTTCAACCCATTTCAAAGCCGCGCC-3′
vrg6-F6	5′-TCTAGAGCCGGCGTCCCGGACTGCGGGCGGTTGCGG-3′
vrg6-F7	5′-TCTAGACACAAATTTACGCGCAAAACAGCCGAGAAT-3′
vrg6-F8	5′-TCTAGAGCGCAGCAAGGCAGGTGAAAAATGAAAAAG-3′
vrg6-B1	5′-GTCGACGCATAACGGCTGGTGGAAGG-3′
vrg6-B2	5′-GTCGACAGTCCGGCAGCGCCGATGCCGGCAGCAAC-3′
vrg6-B3	5′-GTCGACGAACCACTTTTTCATTTTTCACCTGCCTTGC-3′
vrg6-B4	5′-GTCGACCGTGCAGCCAAGTTGACTAATCGACGGGCC-3′
vrg6-B5	5′-GTCGACCCGCAACCGCCCGCAGTCCGGGACGCCGGC-3′
vrg6-B6	5′-GTCGACGGCGCGGCTTTGAAATGGGTTGAAACGCGG-3′
vrg18-F1	5′-TCTAGAGCCCTTGTGAGTGATCGTGG-3′
vrg18-B1	5′-GTCGACTCTAGAGGATCCACCACGGC-3′
vrg24-F1	5-TCTAGACCACGGCGCGTTGACTTGTG-3′
vrg24-B1	5′-GTCGACCATGGACAGCATGGGCATCA-3′
vrg73-F1	5-TCTAGACTACCGCAGCGACTACATCA-3′
vrg73-B1	5′-GTCGACGTTTCGGAAACCAGCCTGAG-3′