TABLE 2.
Primers used to introduce cleavage site mutations into FCV full-length cDNA clone
| Localization | Sequencea | Amino acid change(s) | Full-length cDNA clone | Virus recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p5.6 | 1 5′-GTAAAAGAAATTTGAGACAAAGTCTCAAACTCTGAGC-3′ 37 | 1M→1K | pF10 | − |
| p5.6/p32 | 143 5′-CCTATAAGGGCAGCCGCTTGTCCTTCTTGTGCC-3′ 175 | 46EA→46AA | pF22 | − |
| p32/p39 | 998 5′-GGGTTTAGATCAGCCGATGTGGCAAACTCATTCTGG-3′ 1033 | 331ED→331AD | pF71 | − |
| p39/p30 | 2056 5′-CATGGCATTTGCCGCGGAGAATGGACATAG-3′ 2085 | 683EAEN→683AAEN | pF65 | + |
| p39/p30 | 2059 5′-GGCATTTGAAGCGGCCAATGGACATAGTGAGC-3′ 2090 | 683EAEN→683EAAN | pF36 | − |
| p30/VPg | 2880 5′-GGTTTAGACCCAAATCTGCCGCCAAAGGAAAAAC-3′ 2913 | 960EA→960AA | pF77 | − |
| VPg/Pro-Pol | 3215 5′-GTTAGCTTTGCTGAAGCCTCTGGACCCGGCACC-3′ 3247 | 1071ES→1071AS | pF87 | − |
| Pro-Pol | 4042 5′-CATTTCCTCAGCCACCTCTATGCTATC-3′ 4068 | 1345ET→1345AT | pF3 | + |
| Pro-Pol | 4262 5′-GAAAAGGTTGCTGCCGGAAAGCGAAGG-3′ 4288 | 1419EG→1419AG | pF5 | + |
The sequence of the sense primer is shown. The antisense primer (not shown) was the precise reverse and complementary sequence. The nucleotide positions of the beginning and the end of each of the primers in the FCV genome are indicated. Nucleotide substitutions are in bold, and cleavage site codons are underlined.