TABLE 3.
Primers used with the 18-plex detection systema
| cps locus type | No. of beads coupled with anti-TAG sequences | Forward and reverse primer sequences (5′–3′) | Working concn (μM) | Sensitivity (pg) | PCR product size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCL1 | 54 | TTAATACAATTCTCTCTTTCTCTA–C12–ATTCACATAGTAACATTGCGGA | 0.2 | 10 | 254 |
| *CAACATTGCGCAGGAAATAATA | |||||
| NCL2 | 55 | ACATCAAATTCTTTCAATATCTTC–C12–TTCTTGATTATGCTGTTCTCGT | 0.2 | 0.5 | 333 |
| *AAACACAACATCCTGTACTTCA | |||||
| NCL3 | 56 | CTTAAACTCTACTTACTTCTAATT–C12–ATTCAGGAGGTATTCAACCAAG | 0.2 | 10 | 370 |
| *AATTCACTAGCATCAACAAACG | |||||
| NCL4 | 57 | ACTTACAATAACTACTAATACTCT–C12–TGCTTATTATGACTGTTGCCTT | 0.2 | 10 | 293 |
| *ATCAGTTGATAAGGTTGCTGTT | |||||
| NCL5 | 61 | AATCTCTACAATTTCTCTCTAATA–C12–CAGATGAGTCAGCAAGTAATCA | 0.2 | 1 | 262 |
| *AGGGAAGAGTAAGATTCAAGGT | |||||
| NCL6 | 62 | CTAAACATACAAATACACATTTCA–C12–TGATACGGGTACTGTTGAGTAT | 0.2 | 0.5 | 220 |
| *ATTACTACTTCTGGTTGGGTCA | |||||
| NCL7 | 63 | CTAAATCACATACTTAACAACAAA–C12–GTTGATTTATTTGCGGGACTAC | 0.2 | 1 | 447 |
| *CAGAAAAACAATAGCAGTGACC | |||||
| NCL8 | 64 | TTCAATTCAAATCAAACACATCAT–C12–AAAATTTTCACTTCACCTCGAC | 0.2 | 20 | 390 |
| *AATCTTCCAATCAATGCTACGA | |||||
| NCL9 | 65 | TACTTAAACATACAAACTTACTCA–C12–GGGTAGATACGTTCTATTTGGG | 0.2 | 0.5 | 309 |
| *GCGACGGTATATAGAGCTATTC | |||||
| NCL10 | 66 | TCTTACTAATTTCAATACTCTTAC–C12–ACAAAAATAGTAGACGGGCTTT | 0.2 | 0.5 | 231 |
| *TTGCACGCCAAGTATAAAATTC | |||||
| NCL11 | 67 | ATCTCAATTACAATAACACACAAA–C12–GCCTTAATAATGGTGGGTTTTG | 0.2 | 1 | 454 |
| *TACCTAAAACATTTTGCCCAGA | |||||
| NCL12 | 72 | CTATCATTTATCTCTTTCTCAATT–C12–GTGAGAGATTTCGGTGTAGTTT | 0.2 | 10 | 380 |
| *GCATCAGCATACATCTTTCCTA | |||||
| NCL13 | 73 | CTTTATCAAATTCTAATTCTCAAC–C12–TCTTGCTAGGTCTAATCGTAGT | 0.2 | 0.5 | 179 |
| *CTCGCTTCCAATTAATAAACCG | |||||
| NCL14 | 74 | ACACTCATTTAACACTATTTCATT–C12–AAAAGAAATGGAAAGCAGTGTG | 0.2 | 0.5 | 178 |
| *TCTTTGCTCAGCTATTGAGTTT | |||||
| NCL15 | 75 | CATAAATCTTCTCATTCTAACAAA–C12–TATGCTATTGTTACGATGTGGG | 0.2 | 0.5 | 169 |
| *CTTGGAGAGTAAAACGATAGGG | |||||
| NCL16 | 76 | TCTCATCTATCATACTAATTCTTT–C12–AGGGTTATTCTTTTTGGTGGAT | 0.2 | 0.5 | 200 |
| *TCTTGTAAGCAGAAAATCGTGA | |||||
| Chz | 77 | AATAACAACTCACTATATCATAAC–C12–ATTTTGGGCAGTGAGTGATATT | 0.2 | 0.5 | 374 |
| *TCAATACTTTTCTTGAACCCGA | |||||
| All (thrA) | 33 | ACTACTTATTCTCAAACTCTAATA–C12–GAAAATATGAAGAGCCATGTCG | 0.3 | 0.5 | 120 |
| *GACAACGAACATAACAGAAACTTC |
xTAG sequences and the 12-carbon amine-containing group are indicated by underlining and boldface type, respectively. * indicates that the reverse primer is biotinylated at the 5′ terminus (i.e., it indicates the beginning of the reverse primer sequence).