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. 2014 Apr 11;14:90. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-90

Table 3.

Primers used for targeted gene deletions

Primer name Sequence 5′-3′ Purpose
pyrGN2
CACATGCCTCATTTTGACCA
Mutant confirmation
PyrtpsAup
ACCGTTGGAAGGTGGGATCCTATGGATCTCAGAA
Amplifies pyrG with 3' tpsA overhangs
PyrtpsAdown
CCTTTCAGAATGAGTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTC
tpsAup
CCATCTGTCTAGCTCTTCATCCCC
tpsA, upstream fragment
tpsApyrup
GATCCATAGGATCCCACCTTCCAACGGTGTAGAGACTCC
tpsApyrdown
TTATCCGCTCACACTCATTCTGAAAGGTGGGGTTTTC
tpsA, downstream fragment
tpsAdown
GCAAGATTCCCGCATCCATC
tpsAupN1
CAACCCCACCAGTTCTCTCAAG
Amplification of KO-fragment
tpsAdownN1
AAAGGGAGTTCCAAGCAGCCTG
pyrtpsBup*
ATCTGCTCTGCCTGGGATCCTATGGATCTCAGAA
Amplifies pyrG with 3′ tpsB overhangs
pyrtpsBdown
CTGCCCATCACCATGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTC
tpsBup*
TTGAACCCTTGAAACCGAACAC
tpsB, upstream fragment
tpsBpyrGup*
GATCCATAGGATCCCAGGCAGAGCAGATACTTACCCGTC
tpsBpyrGdown
TTATCCGCTCACATGGTGATGGGCAGACGATTG
tpsB, downstream fragment
tpsBdown
TGCTAAAGAGGGTGTGGGATTG
tpsBupN3
TCCCGATTGGTAGAATCCCTAAAG
Amplification of tpsB KO-fragment
tpsBdownN3
CATGCGAAAATGACAGGAACATTC
pyrGuphind
TAAAAGCTTCTATATTGATCCTTA
pyrG, KO of tpsC
pyrGdown
TGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTC
tpsCupN-2
TGCCGAATTGACGTGCGTAGAG
Cloning of tpsC
tpsCdownN-2
TGGTGGTGAACCTTTCGTTGTTC
tpsCupN5
CCCTCCATACTTACTCCATACATCTCG
Amplification of tpsC KO-fragment
tpsCdownN5
CCAGCTTGACACATCCAACATAAC
pyrtppAup
CCTGTCCCCGCTTCAAGAAAGGGATCCTATGGATCTCAGAA
pyrG with 3′ tppA overhangs
pyrtppAdown
GAGTCATCAGTGCTGCTTTCTGCTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTC
TppAup
TGTTGGAAGCGTCTTTCTGCC
tppA, upstream fragment
tppApyrup
TTCTGAGATCCATAGGATCCCTTTCTTGAAGCGGGGACAGG
tppApyrdown
GAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAGCAGAAAGCAGCACTGATGACTC
tppA, downstream fragment
tppAdown
TGTCCGATTGGGGGTGATTG
tppAupN1
TGAGGAGGCGTTGTCAAAAGATAG
Amplification of tppA KO-fragment
tppAdownN1
CGATTGGGGGTGATTGGCTTAC
pyrtppBup
CGGTAGGTTAGGGATCCTATGGATCTCAGAA
Amplification of A. oryzae pyrG with 3′ tppB overhangs
pyrtppBdown
GTTTGTCTTGTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTC
tppBup
ATACCAAGCAATCGCCCAAGCCAG
tppB, upstream fragment
tppBpyrGup
TCCATAGGATCCCTAACCTACCGCCCAAAGAGAGAGC
tppBpyrGdown
TTGTTATCCGCTCACACAAGACAAACGATGCGGAATG
tppB, downstream fragment
tppBdown
CGTATCCTGGACTTTCAGCACG
tppBupN1
TTTTCGACCTTGGTGGGTGCTTCC
Amplification of tppB KO-fragment
tppBdownN1
GAGACATTGTCGGTCAGTGAGGTAG
pyrtppCup
TGTCCTTCAGGGATCCTATGGATCTCAGAA
pyrG with 3′ tppC overhangs
pyrtppCdown*
CTGTTCAGCATTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTC
tppCup
ATGAGGTGATAGTCGTGGACCCAG
tppC, upstream fragment
tppCpyrup
TCCATAGGATCCCTGAAGGACAAAGACAGGCTGAAG
tppCpyrdown*
TTGTTATCCGCTCACAATGCTGAACAGATGATCCCCAG
tppC, downstream fragment
tppCdown*
TCGAGGTAGAGGTTCCCTTTCG
tppCupN1*
CGATAGTCTTTGCGAACAGACGG
Amplification of tppC KO-fragment
tppCdownN1*
CGAGGTAGAGGTTCCCTTTCGATG
tpsBupN1 CCCTTTCCCGATTGGTAGAATC Amplification of tpsB/tppC double mutant

*Also used in the design of the tpsB/tppC double mutant.