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Primers for Lentivirus Titration using qRT-PCR

Vector and region
amplified
Primers and probes dedicated for the
amplification of lentiviral or transgenic
DNA sequences
Primers and probes dedicated for the amplification of
internal control DNAs (cellular genome or plasmid)
Ref
HIV-1 (R-U5) Forward primer (78–97)(1)
AGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCA
Reverse primer (161–141)
TGACTAAAAGGGTCTGAGGGA
Probe (107–129)
F-TGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTG-T
Normalization with the amplification of a human albumin DNA fragment (intron 12)
Forward primer
GCTGTCATCTCTTGTGGGCTGT
Reverse primer
GCTGTCATCTCTTGTGGGCTGT
Probe
V-CCTGTCATGCCCACACAAATCTCTC-T
Scherr et al
HIV-1 (U5-Psi) Forward primer (103–122)
TGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGT
Reverse primer (245–226)
GAGTCCTGCGTCGAGAGAGC
Probe (179–198)
F-CAGTGGCGCCCGAACAGGGA-T
Quantification of genomic DNAs by prior ampli-
fication of a human mitochondrial DNA fragment
Forward primer
ACCCACTCCCTCTTAGCCAATATT
Reverse primer
GTAGGGCTAGGCCCACCG
Probe
Te-CTAGTCTTTGCCGCCTGCGAAGCA-T
Butler et al
HIV-1 (30 LTR-Alu) Forward primer (9131–9153)
AACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAG
Reverse primer (Alu)
TGCTGGGATTACAGGCGTGAG
Probe (9644–9251)
F-ACACTACTTGAAGCACTCAA
GGCAAGCTTT-T
HIV-1 (U5-U3,
2LTR)
Forward primer (9131–9153)
Reverse primer (245–226)
TCCACAGATCAAGGATATCTTGTC
Probe (9644–9251)
HIV-1 and EIAV
(eGFP)
Forward primer (438–461)(2)
CAACAGCCACAACGTCTATATCAT
Reverse primer (515–495)
ATGTTGTGGCGGATCTTGAAG
Probe (464–488)
F-CCGACAAGCAGAAGAACGGCATCAA-T
Absence of normalization (only quantification of
viral RNA genomes)
Ikeda et al
HIV-1 (PBS-Psi) Forward primer (198–218)
ACCTGAAAGCGAAAGGGAAAC
Reverse primer (342–320)
CACCCATCTCTCTCCTTCTAGCC
Probe (225–248)
F-AGCTCTCTCGACGCAGGACTCGGC-T
Verification of plasmid DNA remnants in
transduced target cells by the amplification of an
ampicillin DNA fragment
Forward primer (472–490)
ACTCGCCTTGATCGTTGGG
Reverse primer (563–543)
GTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATC
Probe
Te-CTAGTCTTTGCCGCCTGCGAAGCA-T
Sastry et al
EIAV (CMV
promoter)
Forward primer
CATATATGGAGTTCCGCGTTACAT
Reverse primer
GTATGTTCCCATAGTAACGCCAATAG
Probe
F-TGGCTGACCGCCCAACGACC-T
Normalization with the amplification of
a human b-actin DNA fragment
Forward primer (584–601)
AGCGCGGCTACAGCTTCA
Reverse primer (660–641)
GGCGACGTAGCACAGCTTCT
Probe (632–612)
V-TCACGCACGATTTCCCGCTCG-T
Martin-Rendon
et al
HIV-1 (WPRE) Forward primer
CCGTTGTCAGGCAACGTG
Reverse primer
AGCTGACAGGTGGTGGCAAT
Probe
V-TGCTGACGCAACCCCCACTGGT-T
Normalization with the amplification of
a human albumin DNA fragment
Forward primer (1554–1578)
TGAAACATACGTTCCCAAAGAGTTT
Reverse primer (1634–1609)
CTCTCCTTCTCAGAAAGTGTGCATAT
Probe (1581–1607)
F-TGCTGAAACATTCACCTTCCATGCAGA-T
Normalization with the amplification of
a human b-actin RNA fragment
Forward primer (347–366)
GCGAGAAGATGACCCAGATC
Reverse primer (449–431)
CCAGTGGTACGGCCAGAGG
Probe (388–413)
F-CCAGCCATGTACGTTGCTATCCAGGC-T
Lizee et al
HIV-1 (U5-Psi) Forward primer (103–122)
Reverse primer (245–226)
Probe (179–198)
Cf Butler et al49
Absence of normalization Van Maele et al
HIV-1 (30 LTR-Alu) Forward primer (9635–9655)
GTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACT
Reverse primer (Alu)
Cf Butler et al49
Probe (9665–9697)
F-TCCACACTGACTAAAAGGG
TCTGAGGGATCTCT-T
HIV-1 (U5-U3,
2LTR)
Forward primer (9131–9153)
Cf Butler et al49
Reverse primer (8639–8664)
CTTGTCTTCTTTGGGAGTGAATTAGC
Probe (9665–9697)
HIV-1 (R-U5) Forward primer (78–98)
AGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAA
Reverse primer (153–129)
AGGGTCTGAGGGATCTCTAGTTACC
Charrier et al
HIV-1 (RFP) Forward primer (157–174)
GCCCTTCGCCTGGGACAT
Reverse primer (221–200)
GGTGCTTCACGTACACCTTGGA
Probe (176–198)
F-CTGTCCCCCCAGTTCCAGTACGG-T
Normalization with the amplification of a human
albumin DNA fragment
forward and reverse primers
cf Scherr et al4
Scherr et al
F: 6-FAM, T: TAMRA, V: VIC, Te: TET. For assays where no probe sequence is listed, the amplification signal is given by the incorporation of the SybRGreen I binder agent

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