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Table 1 Primer and probe sequences for qRT-PCR assays, with references for earlier reported methods and primers

From: A multiplex assay for the sensitive detection and quantification of male and female Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

Gene ID

Name

Fwd primer seq

Rev primer seq

Probe seq

Fluoro-phore

PF3D7_1031000

Pfs25 [36]

GAAATCCCGTTTCATACGCTTG

AGTTTTAACAGGATTGCTTGTATCTAA

–

–

PF3D7_1031000

Pfs25 [34]

 

6FAM-ccgtttcatacgcttgtaa-MGB

FAM

PF3D7_0903800

CCp4 (MPX)

CACATGAATATGAGAATAAAATTG*

TAGGCGAACATGTGGAAAG

AGCAACAACGGTATGTGCCTTAAAACG

Texas Red

PF3D7_0903800

CCp4 (qRT-PCR)

CACATGAATATGAGAATAAAATTG*

TAGGCGAACATGTGGAAAG

–

–

PF3D7_1469900

PfMGET (MPX)

CGGTCCAAATATAAAATCCTG*

TGTGTAACGTATGATTCATTTTC

CAGCTCCAGCATTAAAAACAC

FAM

PF3D7_1469900

PfMGET (qRT-PCR, [28])

CGGTCCAAATATAAAATCCTG*

GTGTTTTTAATGCTGGAGCTG

–

–

  1. MPX multiplex assay, qRT-PCR quantitative real time reverse transcription-PCR
  2. *Intron-spanning