Table 1 List of primers.

From: RNA activation in ticks

Primers

Position

Primer sequence

Tm ( °C)

HlemCHT 5'-complete ORF

Forward

TGTATGCGTTCAGTGCTACCGGGCGTA

65.1

Reverse

TAAAGCCAGCCCAGTTCCCACGCAGAT

65.1

HlemCHT 5 '-TOPO colony PCR

Forward

TGGTTGGGCTGAGGGCGGAAAGAAGTA

65.1

Reverse

TGTAGACGAAACTTGGCGACGGGCACA

65.1

HlemCHT 5'-complete ORF sequencing

Forward

TGGTTGGGCTGAGGGCGGAAAGAAGTA

65.1

Reverse

TGTAGACGAAACTTGGCGACGGGCACA

65.1

Full HlemCHT ORF

Forward

ACGAGCTGTGCGTGCTTGCCAAAGTCT

65.1

Reverse

TGCAGGCTAGTTTTTCCGGCTAGCCACTC

66.2

Full HlemCHT ORF sequencing

Forward

CGGGGAGGTGCATACTCTGACAGGGCTAA

67.6

Reverse

CGGTGTTGCCCTTGTCACTCAGCGTGT

66.6

HlemCHT (3ʹ-UTR) dsRNA synthesis (T7)

Forward

*gaaattaatacgactcactataggTCACATGCTCACGATCACCCGCATACC

65.1

Reverse

*gaaattaatacgactcactataggGGACGTGTCCTTGCACGTTGGCATACA

65.1

HlemCHT (3ʹ-UTR) dsRNA synthesis (Gene-specific)

Forward

TCACATGCTCACGATCACCCGCATACC

65.1

Reverse

GGACGTGTCCTTGCACGTTGGCATACA

65.1

HlemCHT (ORF) dsRNA synthesis (T7)

Forward

*gaaattaatacgactcactataggCAAGGGCAACACCGGACTCAGGGCTTA

66.6

Reverse

*gaaattaatacgactcactataggGAACATCACCATGGGCGTCCCGTACAC

66.6

HlemCHT (ORF) dsRNA synthesis (Gene-specific)

Forward

CAAGGGCAACACCGGACTCAGGGCTTA

66.6

Reverse

GAACATCACCATGGGCGTCCCGTACAC

66.6

MalE gene

Forward

CGACCGCTTTGGTGGCTACGCTCAATC

66.6

Reverse

CCGCAGTACGCACGGCATACCAGAAAG

66.6

MalE dsRNA synthesis (T7)

Forward

*gaaattaatacgactcactataggGTTGGCTGAAATCACCCCGGACAAAGC

65.1

Reverse

*gaaattaatacgactcactataggTTAATACCTGCGCTCAGCACGCCAACG

65.1

MalE dsRNA synthesis (Gene-specific)

Forward

GTTGGCTGAAATCACCCCGGACAAAGC

65.1

Reverse

TTAATACCTGCGCTCAGCACGCCAACG

65.1

Full HlemCHT ORF-TOPO colony PCR / HlemCHT RT-qPCR

Forward

CATACCGCACGAGAACGACTGCACCAA

65.1

Reverse

CACAGTTGCCGTTGTCCTGGTTCCACA

65.1

40S ribosomal S3a RT-qPCR

Forward

CCTCATCCGCAAGGTGAAGGTGCTCAA

65.1

Reverse

AAGCGCCCTCAGACATTCTCCAGCACA

65.1

  1. *gaaattaatacgactcactatagg—T7 promoter sequences.