Table 1. Regions of the HIV genome analyzed using the high resolution melting (HRM) diversity assay.
Region analyzeda | Corresponding region in HXB2a | Sequences of primers used to produce amplicons for HRM diversity analysisb | Amplicon size (bp) |
GAG1 | 1998 – 2097 | Forward: 5′- AAATTGCAGGGCCCCTAGGAA | 100 |
Reverse: 5′- TTTCCCTAAAAAATTAGCCTGTCT | |||
GAG2 | 2068 – 2278 | Forward: 5′- ACTGAGAGACAGGCTAATTTTTTAG | 211 |
Reverse: 5′- GGTCGTTGCCAAAGAGTGATTTG | |||
POL | 2373 – 2597 | Forward: 5′- AAATGGAAACCAAAAATGATAG | 225 |
Reverse: 5′- CATTCCTGGCTTTAATTTTACTG | |||
ENV1 | 7798 – 8036 | Forward: 5′- CAGCAGGWAGCACKATGGG | 239 |
Reverse: 5′- GCARATGWGYTTTCCAGAGCADCC | |||
ENV2 | 7950 – 8119 | Forward: 5′- CTYCAGRCAAGARTCYTGGC | 170 |
Reverse: 5′- TCCCAYTSCAKCCARGTC | |||
ENV3 | 8016 – 8299 | Forward: 5′- TGCTCTGGAAARCWCATYTGC | 284 |
Reverse: 5′- AARCCTCCTACTATCATTATRA |
See Figure 1.
Mixed nucleotides were present at some positions (W: A/T; K: G/T; R: A/G; Y: C/T; D: A/G/T; S: G/C).