Table 1 Sequences of oligonucleotide primers for protein expression of GIMAPs: cloning mouse and rat GIMAPs into pCANmyc1 or pcDNA3.1(-)/myc-HIS A

mGIMAP1

5'-GCATGGAATTCATGG

5'-GATGCGCGGCCGCTT

GAGGAAGGAAGATGG-3'

ATCTGTTATTCTGGT-3'

mGIMAP1

5'-GCATGGAATTCATGG

5'-CTATCTCGAGTCCAG

aa1-aa158

GAGGAAGGAAGATGG-3'

CCAGGTCCTCTTGGC-3'

mGIMAP1

5'-CTGAGAATTCGACAC

5'-CTATCTCGAGTTGGT

aa81-aa238

CCCGGATATCTTCAG-3'

CCTGGGGGTCAGCGC-3'

mGIMAP3

5'-GCGGAATTCATGGAA

5'-GCGGCGGCCGCTTAA

ACACTTCAGAATG-3'

ACATAAAATAAGAG-3'

mGIMAP4

5'-GCGGGATCCCATGGA

5'-GCGGGATCCCTAGTC

AGTCCAGTGCGGTGG-3'

TTTCATAAACTGG-3'

mGIMAP5

5'-GAAACTGAATTCATGGAACAC

5'-CTTTGAGCGGCCGCACAAGGA

CTTCAGAAGAG CACATATGG-3'

TGATGGAAGAAA TCACCC-3'

mGIMAP6

5'-GATCGGATCCAAGAT

5'-GGTCGAATTCTGGTT

GGATTGGCTTTACAGAA-3'

ACAGTGTCTTGCTGG-3'

mGIMAP7

5'-CGTAGAATTCATGGCT

5'-CATAGCGGCCGCAAT

GGCCAGGGAGACACT-3'

TTACCACAACTCGTCCC-3'

mGIMAP8

5'-GCGTGAATTCATGGC

5'-CGCGCTCGAGTCATT

GACTTCATCCCACCAAG GAG-3'

TAAATGCCATAGTAATT TGG-3'

mGIMAP9

5'-CTATGGATCCATGGC

5'-GGTCGAATTCTGCTT

TGAGCCCAGTGACAAC-3'

ATGAAAAAAGATGCC-3'

rGIMAP1

5'-CTTCGGATCCATGGG

5'-GTCAGAATTCCTGTT

GGGAAGAAAGATGGTG-3'

ACTCTGGTCCCCAAAGG-3'