Primer name

Primer sequence (5’-3’)

Restriction site

Gene size on ORF

Expected product size

PCR amplification primers

NS2-F

GC GAT ATC CTG GAC ACG GAG GTG GCC

EcoRV

651 bp

651 bp

NS2-R

AAT CTA GA TTA CAG CAA CCT CCA CCC CTT

Xba I

NS4A-F

GC GAT ATC AGC ACC TGG GTG CTC GTT

EcoRV

162 bp

165 bp

NS4A-R

AAT CTA GA TTA GCA CTC TTC CAT CTC ATC

Xba I

NS5A-F

GC GAT ATC TCC GGT TCC TGG CCA AGG

EcoRV

1344 bp

1344 bp

NS5A-R

AAT CTA GA TTA GCA GCA CAC GAC ATC TTC

Xba I

EcoRV 5’-GC GAT ATC-3’ forward

Xba I 5’-AAT CTA GA TTA-3’ reverse

FlagTAG Primers

FlagTAG-sense

BamHI-5’-GATCC ATG GAC TAC AAG GAC GAC GAT GAC AAG GAC TAC AAG GAC GAC GAT GAC AAG GAT-3’-EcoRV

FlagTAG-antisense

EcoRV-5’-ATC CTT GTC ATC GTC GTC CTT GTA GTC GTT GTC ATC GTC GTC CTG GTA GTC CAT G-BamHI

RT-PCR primers

NS2-F

GGACGACGATGACAAGGACT

383 bp

NS2-R

CGCACGAAGTAGGGGACTT

NS4A-F

AGCACCTGGGTGCTCGTT

140 bp

NS4A-R

AGGTATAATTGCCGGCTTCC

NS5A-F

GGACGACGATGACAAGGACT

260 bp

NS5A-R

TTATAGTTCGGCGCAGGAAG

GAPDH-F

ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC

453 bp

GAPDH-R

TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA