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Table 2 Primer sequences used in this study

From: Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus in cervical squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas from Japanese patients

PCR analysis and DNA sequencing analysis

Target gene

Primer name

Sequence (5’ → 3’)

Predicted product size

MCPyV LT

LTsh-F

GATCAGGAGGATTCAGCTTCG

242 bp

 

LTsh-R

CAGAGGATGAGGTGGGTTCC

 

MCPyV VP1

VP1-F

TTTGCCAGCTTACAGTGTGG

352 bp

 

VP1-R

TGGATCTAGGCCCTGATTTTT

 

HPV L1

GP5+

TTTGTTACTGTGGTAGATACTAC

150 bp

 

GP6+

GAAAAATAAACTGTAAATCATATTC

 

Human β-globin

β-globin-F

ACACAACTGTGTTCACTAGC

110 bp

 

β-globin-R

CAACTTCATCCACGTTCACC

 

Real-time PCR analysis

  

Target gene

Primer sequence (5’ → 3’)

Probe sequence (5’ → 3’)

MCPyV ST

GCAAAAAAACTGTCTGACGTGG

FAM-TATCAGTGCTTTATTCTTTGGTTTGGATTTCCTCCT-TAMRA

 

CCACCAGTCAAAACTTTCCCA

 

Human RNase P

AGATTTGGACCTGCGAGCG

FAM-TTCTGACCTGAAGGCTCTGCGCG-TAMRA

 

GAGCGGCTGTCTCCACAAGT

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