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Table 3 Description of six primer sets tested and the resultant PCR products

From: Universal endogenous gene controls for bisulphite conversion in analysis of plant DNA methylation

Primer pair

Forward primer sequence (5'→3')

Reverse primer sequence (5'→3')

Tm (°C)

Expected size (bp)

No. of cytosine in target region

IND.a-A3

GGAGGAGGAGAGGAAGYAGAAGAA

CCTRRCACCATCCTCTTCAATATCC

58, 58

239

43

ATP1-1

TGAAYGAGATTYAAGYTGGGGAAATGGT

CCCTCTTCCATCAATARRTACTCCCA

50, 56

227

64

ATP1-2

TAGTAAAYAGGYGGTGGYATATYGA

CTCTRTTTCCAAACARATTTRTCCATC

50, 56

252

15

NAD

AGTTTYTGYTAGAYGAGAAATAAGGA

CCTACTCACTCRRACAATRCTCT

50, 56

276

24

ATS1-P1

AGGTTYAGGGTTTTGGTAGTGAGAAGGGA

TCCATRACAATCCTAACAACAATTATCA

51, 54

305

54-58

ATS1-P2

TGGAGGAGYAGAGGYGAAGYTTGA

ACCAARACCCRCCACAACACATRCCT

55, 64

227

24-28