Table 2. Details of the primer sets used for reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) including the primers tagged for nucleic acid lateral flow (NALF) detection.
Primer name | Sequence (5′–3′) |
Primers for the detection of HIV-1 | |
Integrase F3 | GGT AAG AGA TCA GGC TGA ACA TC |
Integrase B3 | GCT GGT CCT TTC CAA AGT GG |
Integrase BIP | Biotin/AGT GCA GGG GAA AGA ATA GTA GAC CTG CTG TCC CTG TAA TAA ACC C |
Integrase FIP | CCC CAA TCC CCC CTT TTC TTA GAC AGC AGT ACA AAT GGC A |
Integrase Loop B | GCA ACA GAC ATA CAA ACT AAA G |
Integrase Loop F | FITC/TTA AAA TTG TGG ATG AAT |
Primers for the detection of β-actin | |
β-actin B3 | AGG CCA GGA AGG AGG GAG |
β-actin F3 | GGC ATC CTC ACC CTG AAG T |
β-actin BIP | Biotin/TG ACC GAG GCC CCC CTG AAC CAC CAG AAG AGG TAG CGG |
β-actin FIP | DIG/TCC TCG GGA GCC ACA CGC AGC ATC GTC ACC AAC TGG GAC |
β-actin Loop B | CGC GAG AAG ATG ACC CAG G |
β-actin Loop F | GGT GCC AGA TTT TCT CCA TGT C |
The HIV and β-actin primer sets are modified for lateral flow detection by the addition of biotin, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), and digoxigenin (DIG).