Table 2. Sequences of primers used for amplifying MITF DNA fragments.

Name	Sequences (5’ to 3’)
MITF 1330–1550	Forward: GGATCCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGACACTTGTTAGCGAATCC; Reverse: TACTTTGGAGGCATTTGT
MITF 1550–1740	Forward: GGATCCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGATTGTACAAATAAGTGTG; Reverse: TGGTTGCTTTACATTCTT
MITF 1550–1709	Forward: As above for MITF 1550–1740; Reverse: ACA TTTGATTTCCAAGGA
MITF 1550–1669	Forward: As above for MITF 1550–1740; Reverse: AATCAAGTTTCCCCTGAA
MITF 1550–1619	Forward: As above for MITF 1550–1740; Reverse: TCCTCTTGCTCAGAAAGC
MITF 1550–1589	Forward: As above for MITF 1550–1740; Reverse: TGAATTCAGTTCACAGAT
MITF 1581–1740	Forward: GGATCCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGCTGAATTCACCACAGACT; Reverse: As above for MITF 1550–1740
MITF 1621–1740	Forward: GGATCCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGTTTGCGTCAGAGAAATGT; Reverse: As above for MITF 1550–1740
MITF 1701–1740	Forward: GGATCCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGATCAAATGTAAAGTTTAA; Reverse: As above for MITF 1550–1740

T7 RNA promoter sequences are underlined