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. 2015 May 1;10(5):e0125420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125420

Table 1. Primer sequences used in PCR to amplify LCL samples against EBV-1/ EBV-2.

Seq # Primer Pair Product size Product coordinates Genes covered-EBV1/ EBV-2
1 TTCTGGTGATGCTTGTGCTC 2076 540–2616 BNRF1
TGCTGGCGTCTCATAAACAG
2 CTGTTTATGAGACGCCAGCA 4764 597–7361 BNRF1
TTTTCGCTGCTTGTCCTTTT
3 CCTGTGTGACCCCTCACTTT 4567 5545–10112 BNFRF1, EBER1/2, BCRF1, EBNA1
TCCTTTTTCCTGCAGCTTGT
4 AAAAGGACAAGCAGCGAAAA 4307 7342–11649 BSLF1, BSRF1, BSLF2
GTGCAGGAGGCTGTTTCTTC
5 TTATGGTTCAGTGCGTCGAG 4007 10971–14978 EBNA1, EBNA3A, EBNA2
GAACTGAGGAGGGCATGAAG
6 ATGCCTACATTCTATCTTGCGTTAC 1439 36216–37655 EBNA2, EBNA3A, EBNA3B/C, EBNA-LP
TTACTGGATGGAGGGGCGAGGTCTT
7 AGGGATGCCTGGACACAAGA 1412 36522–37934 EBNA2
AACATGGACTGGGAGTGGAG
8 CTAGAGGTCCGCGAGATTTG 1251 40696–41947 BHRF1
AGAAGGCAAGCGAAAATTGA
9 GCAGGCAGTACGAGATGTCA 2239 41700–43939 BHRF1
TCCCTTCACATCCCAGAGAC
10 CGACATTGACAGCCTTCTCA AAACACGAATGCCAAGAACC 4312 43795–48107 BFLF1, BFRF1A, BFRF2
11 TGCTCCTGATGTTTCTGAGGTGGA 1776 47586–49362 BFRF3
AGGTAACTTCTTTGAGCCTCCCGA
12 TTGCTCCATCTGTCAGCAAC 1759 49088–50847 BOLF1
CACAAGCCTCCTCTCAGGAC
13 GGTGACCACTGAGGGAGTGT 1789 50045–51834 EBNA1
CTTTCGAGCCAGAGATGTCC
14 CCGAAATAGGGCCTTGCCATCAAT 1046 51199–52245 EBNA1
ATTTCAGGACTACCTGCGCGACTT
15 GGACATCTCTGGCTCGAAAG 4689 51815–56504 EBNA1, BOLF1, BPLF1
AGGAGGAGAACCCGAGGATA
16 TCAGGAGGTCGTCAAAATCC 1720 56125–57845 EBNA1
AGTAATCCCCATCCCTCACC
17 TCCAGGCTGTTGGAGAACACTTCA 1172 57133–58305 EBNA1
TTTCACATCCGACTCATTCCCTGC
18 GGTGAGGGATGGGGATTACT 2035 57826–59861 EBNA1
ATCACAGTCACCCCCAGAAG
19 GCTCATATACGCCACCGTCT 1768 59222–60990 EBNA1
GCTCATATACGCCACCGTCT
20 CAGACGGTGGCGTATATGAG 4019 60970–64989 BOLF1, BORF1, BOLF2, EBNA1, BORF2
CAAAGAGCCCCGTAAAGATG
21 AACAGGCGGGCGAATGTGTAAT 1272 60125–61397 EBNA1
ACCTTTCATCCGAACTCCTCAGGT
22 GCCTCTATGTCGCTCTGACC 4771 63737–68508 BARF1, BORF2, BMRF1
CGGAGGCGTGGTTAAATAAA
23 GCGAGCCATAAAGCAGTTTC 4647 67334–71981 BMRF1, BMRF2, BSLF1, BMLF1
TCTCCCGAACTAGCAGCATT
24 CTCGCGTGTTAGGAAGGAAG 5649 70814–76463 BSLF1/2, BMLF1, BSRF1, BLLF3
AGGCAAAGCTGGTCAAAGAA
25 AGAAGCGCCGGTACTTGTTAAGGA 1495 75554–77049 BLLF3, BLRF1, BLRF2
TTGATTCTCGTGGTCGTGTTCCCT
26 GCCTTCTTTGACCAGCTTTG 5215 76441–81656 BLRF1/2, BLLF1
GACGGGTTCTACTGGCATGT
27 GGTGAAACGCGAGAAGAAAG 4797 81084–85881 EBNA3A, EBNA3B, EBNA3C
TTTAGCAGTTCCTCCGCACT
28 CCCCATCAGACACCTCAAGT 2138 85093–87231 EBNA3B/C
CACCTCCCGTTGCTAACATT
29 AGTGCGGAGGAACTGCTAAA 2917 85861–88778 EBNA3B/C
TGCAGAGGATGAGACCAGTG
30 CCCACCACGTCTTCAACTTT 2088 88730–90818 BZLF1
CCATACCAGGTGCCTTTTGT
31 TCCAAGGTGACCCCTGTTAG 4859 89141–94000 BZLF2, EBNA3B, EBNA3C, BRLF1
TGATGCAGAGTCGCCTAATG
32 ACTCCCGGCTGTAAATTCCT 4923 92774–97697 BRRF1, BRRF2, BRLF1, EBNA1
TGGCCAGAAATACACCAACA
33 GTGATGAGGACGAGGATGGT 4100 95485–99585 BKRF2, BKRF3, BKRF4
TCGTGGATGCCCTAAAGAAC
34 CCCATGTTGTCACGTCACTC 5281 97747–103028 BBLF4, BBRF1
CACCGTGTTGGAGACCTTTT
34 ACAGACCATCTACGCCAACC 5392 102044–107436 BBRF1, BBRF2, BBRF3
CCACCACAAGAAGGTGTCCT
36 TACGGGGCACTTAACCTGAC 4005 107002–111007 BBRF3, BGLF3, BGLF3.5, BGLF4, BGLF5, BBLF1
TGACGGAGCTGTATCACGAG
37 GATGTTGCTGGGGCTAATGT 4358 110724–115082 BGLF4, BGLF5, BGLF3, BGLF3.5, BGRF1/BDRF1
AGAGAGGGAGTTTCGCTTCC
38 GGCACCATAGCATGTCACAC 4571 113938–118509 BGRF1/BDRF1, BDLF3.5, BDLF4, BGLF1, BGLF4, BGLF2, BDLF1, BDLF3
AGTCCCAACAACTTCCAACG
39 AACACCATCCAGCTCTCCTTCGAT 1526 117867–119393 BGRF1/BDRF1, BGLF3.5, BDLF1, BDLF2, BDLF3
ATGGGTGTCCGACCAATCCATTCT
40 CGTTGGAAGTTGTTGGGACT CATTTTACCAGGGACGAGGA 4144 118490–122634 BDLF1, BDLF2, BDLF3, BcLF1
41 ATGCACCTCAAAGGTTACCG 4589 121912–126501 BcLF1, BcRF1
TTGCAAACTCGCATCTTCAC
42 CCCGTTCACCAAAACAGTCT 4445 122398–126843 BcRF1
AACCAGGACACGTTGAGACC
43 GGTCTCAACGTGTCCTGGTT 4287 126824–131111 BTRF1, BXLF1, BXLF2
GTGAAGGTATGTGCCGGTCT
44 ACCTCCCATAGCAACACCAG 4195 130704–134899 BXLF1, BXLF2, BXRF1
CCCGTGCGATGAGTTTATTT
45 CCTGAGAACGCTCCAGGTAG 4136 133032–137168 BXRF1, BVRF1, BVLF1, BVRF2
CCTGGTGAGAAGTTGGTGGT
46 CCAGACATACCCCAAACCAC 4360 136001–140361 BdRF1, BILF2, RPMS1
CTCCAGAGGGCAGACGTTAG
47 GCCCGTTGGGTTACATTAAGGTGT 1437 143534–144971 LF3, Repeat region IR4
CATGCAGTGGTGTCAGACAGGAAA
48 TTTGGGATGCATCACTTTGA 3279 144203–147482 Repeat region “DR”
CCTCAAAGGTGTGGTCGTTT
49 CTTTGGGTTCCATTGTGTGCCCTT 2838 147061–149899 “RPMS1”
ACCTGGTACATTGTGCCCATCAGA
50 TCGTGGCTCGTACAGACGATTGTT 3411 147344–150755 “RPMS1”
TTTGCGCCTTCTCCTGGTTTATGC
51 CCCACACCTTCACTCCTTGT 4112 148290–152402 BILF1, LF1, LF2, BALF5
CAGAGCCAGGCACATCTACA
52 CCCACACCTTCACTCCTTGT 4002 151117–155119 A73
CAGAGCCAGGCACATCTACA
53 TAGTAGCGGGCAACGAGAGA 4030 151842–155872 A73
CGTGTGTGTGAACGTGTTTG
54 TGGAAGAAGGCGTAGAGCAT 4181 155195–159376 A73
CTTGTTTACCCAGACCCTGA
55 ACGCCGAGTCATCTCTCATTTGGA 1080 158854–159934 A73, BALF3, BALF4
GCAAGGCTGACTCACCTGTTTGA
56 GCTCAGGGTCTGGGTAAACA 2368 159355–161723 BARF0, BALF2
CGTGACTACCCCCACGTACT
57 AGGTTGCACACCACATCAAA 3871 161261–165132 BALF2, BALF1, BARF1
GACTCGCTCACCCAAGAAAG
58 GTGCAGAGCCTTGACATTGA 4183 164101–168284 BALF1, LMP1
TGAACACCACCACGATGACT
59 CACGGGGTTTATGTTTCTGG 4002 165676–169678 BRF1, LMP1
CCCCCTCCACTTTTTCCA

Note that although most primer sets targeted single gene regions, there is overlap of some genes, and multiple genes covered by single primer sets. Also note that the same primer pairs covered different regions of EBV-1 and EBV-2 in some cases.