Table 1 Primers used in this study.

From: Ligand selectivity in tachykinin and natalisin neuropeptidergic systems of the honey bee parasitic mite Varroa destructor

Experiments

Genes

GenBank Accession Numbers

Primers

 

Cloning

  

1st round PCR

Nested PCR

AmTRPR

KT232312

F1: GTGTGGAAAGTGATACGTTC

F2: GATGCAGACCGTAGAAGTT

  

R1: CAAGTATGTACTCGTTGCTG

R2: GTCAAGACACGTGACCCG

VdNTL-R

KT232310

F1: CAGGTTTCCACAGAGCGTC

F2: CACAAGGGCCAAGGTTAAC

  

R1: CTGTTCCACTTTAGCCTACC

R2: GCTTTATTTGCCTAGAGCAC

VdTRP-R

KT232311

F1: GAGCTTATTAAACTGGCTCG

F2: GCCTCATAATGGATGTCCTC

  

R1: GCCACGAACTAATCAGAAAC

R2: GCTACAGTGTAGTCTAACCCTTC

Tissue-specific RT-PCR

VdNTL

 

F: ATACCTTTACGATGATTTGCTG

R: CTCCGCCCTTTTTACCAC

VdTRP

 

F: AGGCAAGAAAGCCGCACC

R: CGCATTCCGAAGAACGAT

VdRPS3

 

F: GGGCGTAGAGGTGCGCAACGG

R: CGACACCTTCTCGGCGAACAG

  1. For receptor amplifications, two pairs of primers for nested PCR are shown.