Table 2 Oligonucleotides used in the study’

From: Mycobacterial HelD connects RNA polymerase recycling with transcription initiation

Oligonucleotides

Sequence 5 → 3

Description

TK1

CAGGAGAACCTGTACTTCCAGGGCATGGCAGCGACAAAGGCAAG

Primers for cloning of the Msm σA gene (MSMEG_2758) into pET28-MBP-TEV

TK2

TGCCCTGGAAGTACAGGTTTTCTTCTCGAGCTAGTCCAGGTAGTCGC

TK71

GCTTGACAAAAGTGTTAAATTGTGCTATACT

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TK72

CAATTTAACACTTTTGTCAAGC

this study

3286/ HelD-FLAG_ra_F

AACTTCTCTAGACTCAGTTCGCACACGCCTG

Primers for the right homology arm of HelD (MSMEG_2174)

3287/ HelD-FLAG_ra_R

TACGAATTCGAGCTCGGTACCCGGGGATCCCTCGACCCGTTCGTCGAC

3290/ HelD-FLAG_la_F

CGTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGCCAAGCTTCGTGGGAGACCTGGCGCAG

Primers for the left homology arm of HelD (MSMEG_2174)

3291/ HelD-FLAG_la_R

CGTTAACCTGCAGCTACTTGTCGTCGTCGTCCTTGTAG

3292/ hygro-HelD-FLAG_F

GACGACAAGTAGCTGCAGGTTAACGAAATCAATC

Primers for the hygromycin resistance

3293/ hygro-HelD-FLAG_R

TGTGCGAACTGAGTCTAGAGAAGTTATCCCGGG

3771/ RbpA_No_tag_F

CGAGGAAAACCTGTACTTCCAGGGTATGGCTGATCGTGTCCTGCGG

Primers for cloning of Msm rbpA (MSMEG_3858) into pET302/NT-His.

3772/ RbpA_No_tag_R

CTTTCGGGCTTTGTTAGCAGCCGGATCCTTAGCTTCCGGTTCCGCGCCG

4394/nt-strand_OC

GCTTGACAAAAGTGTTAAATTGTGCTATACTGGGAGCCGTCACGGATGCG

Non-template strand to form open double-stranded DNA resembling transcription bubble30.

4395/t-strand_OC

CGCATCCGTGAGTCGAGGGTAATAAGCACAATTTAACACTTTTGTCAAGC

Template strand to form open double-stranded DNA resembling transcription bubble

4396/nt-strand_CC

GCTTGACAAAAGTGTTAAATTGTGCTATACT

Non-template strand DNA to form closed double-stranded DNA resembling the closed promoter complex30

4397/t-strand_CC

AGCACAATTTAACACTTTTGTCAAGC

Template strand DNA to form closed double-stranded DNA resembling the closed promoter complex

JD1/HelD sigA-INT_F

TCGACCTGTCTGCGGTTACCATGCGTATCGACGCTGAAACCGCTAAAGCGGCTCG

TGACGAAGCT

Forward primer for mutagenesis of HelD to create LK_4162 (mutant of σA interaction interface)

(MSMEG_2174 - D310A, W322 A, Y347D, W361A, H368A)

JD2/HelD sigA-INT_R

CATTTTTTCCCAAGCGGCTTTGTCGTCACGGGTCAGCGCACCACGACCGATACG

AGCATCAGCACGTTCGGTAACAACATCGGTAACAACGTCAAC

Reverse primer for mutagenesis of HelD to create LK_4162 (mutant of σA interaction interface)

(MSMEG_2174 - D310A, W322A, Y347D, W361A, H368A)

JD3/HelD sigA-HYDRO_F

CGTTGTTGTTGACAGCGCTCAGGAACTGTCTGAAAT

Forward primer for mutagenesis of HelD to create LK_4163 (mutant - ATP hydrolysis) (MSMEG_2174 - E529S, Q558N)

JD4/HelD sigA-HYDRO_R

CGGAGAACGACGGTTAGCCAGGTCGCCAA

Reverse primer for mutagenesis of HelD to create LK_4163 (mutant - ATP hydrolysis) (MSMEG_2174 - E529S, Q558N)

JD5/HelD sigA-BIND_F

TCCGGGTACCGGTAAAGAAGTTGTTGCTCTGCA

Primer for mutagenesis of HelD to create LK_4164 (mutant - ATP binding) (MSMEG_2174 – T206E)