TABLE 1.

Primers used to test for the expression of mas, msl, and pps genes by RT-PCR^a

ORF(s)	Primer sequences (5′→3′)
ppsA and -B	CGCAGTGCCCGACGACATCA, GTCGAGTGAGTTCCGGGCAC
ppsB and -C	GCCGAGAGGTCGGTGTGATGC, AGCATTCGCTGCTGCGGGTCC
ppsC and -D	AATGACCGCAGCGACACCAGATCG, TAGCCGGCCCGCCAGCGTGAGCAT
ppsD and -E	ATGACAAGTCTGGCGGAGCGCGCG, TCCGGTGCTCAGGTACGGGTCGAT
mas	GCCGGATCTGCTCGGCGAAC, ATCGTGTATGGGCCTCGCGT
msl1	TACCGTCGCCGTACACCCAT, TGAACGGTGCGGCCACCAAA
msl2	GCCGAGCACCCTCACCTGCG, GAAGATCTCAGCGCCCGCCG
msl3	TGGAGATCCGGTCGAATACGC, GTCAAAACTGCTCGCCGTCAC
msl4	TACCGAAGCATCCGCCAGCCG, ACAACCCACCTCGTCACCGGC
msl5	GCGCGGGCGCCCTTGAGGAT, GTCCGGCCTCCATCAAGTCG
msl6	CGCACTGCGAGCCCATGCGGT, AAGCCTTCTACCGGCTCGGCG
msl7	GTATGCGGCCACCCACAC, CGCGCAGCGTGTCCCCAC

^aFor pps, the primers used amplified the junctions between two consecutive ORFs.