Table 1.

CD46 primers used for RT-PCR, 5'-RACE and 3'-RACE reactions where amplicons were subsequently sequenced.

	Primer sequences	Primer descriptions	Species of origin
RT-PCR	CCTTCTGTTTCTGCTGTCT	CD46 exon 1, sense	Mm, As
	AATCATACATGGGTCCCTA	CD46 exon 2, sense	Mm, As
	TAGGGACCCATGTATGATT	CD46 exon 2, anti-sense	Mm, As
	ACTACATAGATGGCAG	CD46 exon 3, sense	Mm, As
	CTGCCATCTATGTAGT	CD46 exon 3, anti-sense	Mm, As
	ATTGTTTACCACCTCCA	CD46 exon 5, sense	Mm, As
	TGGAACACACACCTTTAC	CD46 exon 5, sense	As
	CGATCAAAGCAACAATC	CD46 exon 9, anti-sense	As
	TTCATCTTGCTGCAGATAC	CD46 exon 11, anti-sense	Mm, As
3'-RACE	TGGAACACACACCTTTAC	Gene-specific primer 1 (GSP), CD46 exon 5	As
	AAATGTATCTGCAGCAAG	GSP2, CD46 exon 11	Mm, As
	GACTCGAGTCGACATCGA	Anchor primer (AP)	-
	GACTCGAGTCGACATCGA(T)17G	AP-polyT-G	-
5'-RACE	AATTTAGCTCGAGCACC	GSP3, CD46 exon 3	Mm
	CTGCCATCTATGTAGT	GSP4, CD46 exon 3	Mm, As
	TAGGGACCCATGTATGATT	GSP5, CD46 exon 2	Mm, As
	GACTCGAGTCGACATCGA	AP	-
	GACTCGAGTCGACATCGA(G)17	AP-polyG	-

Key: Mus musculus musculus (Mm); Apodemus sylvaticus (As).