Table 1 Vectors and primers used for cloning of the five novel proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) named as rSS1, rSS2, rSS3, rSS4 and rSS5.

From: Evaluation of 5 Novel protein biomarkers for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: preliminary results

S. No.

Gene(s)

Plasmid

Cloning vector (cloning sites)

Primers used for amplification

1

rSS1

pQE30

pQE-SS1

F 5′-CGGGATCCATGCCGCTTACACCTGCC-3′

   

(BamHI & HindIII)

R 5′-CCCAAGCTTCTAGTTTTTGCCCCGGTTGAA-3′

2

rSS2

pQE30

pQE-SS2

F 5′-CGGGATCCATGACGGCAATCTCGTGCTC-3′

   

(BamHI & HindIII)

R 5′-CCCAAGCTTTTAGCTGGCCGCCAGCTG-3′

3

rSS3

pQE30

pQE-SS3

F 5′-CGGGATCCATGAGCGTTGCAAACCTCAAG-3′

   

(BamHI & HindIII)

R 5′-CCCAAGCTTTCACAAAACTCCTCCGGTTGG-3′

4

rSS4

pQE30

pQE-SS4

F 5′-CGGGATCCGTG ACG GAC ATG AAC CCG GA-3′

   

(BamHI & HindIII)

R 5′-CCCAAGCTTTCA CGG GCC CCC GGT ACT-3′

5

rSS5

pQE30

pQE30-SS5

F 5′-CGGGATCCATGACCAAGAGTCTGCCAGG-3

   

(BamHI & HindIII)

R 5′-CCCAAGCTT# TCAAACCCGGCTAAGGTGC-3

  1. Nucleotide sequences recognised by the restriction enzyme used for cloning are underlined.