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Table 1 Sequences of primers used to amplified T.cruzi genes using qPCR

From: Gene expression study using real-time PCR identifies an NTR gene as a major marker of resistance to benznidazole in Trypanosoma cruzi

Function

Genes/Genebank ID

Size

Forward

Reverse

Activation system

Old Yellow enzyme (OYE)1/AB075599

146 bp

5'-ACTTTCGCTTGCCTATCTGC-3'

5'-GTATTTGCTGGTCTGCCTCTTC-3'

 

Nitroreductase I (NTR)1/XM805552

195 bp

5'-GCACGTGATTGGTATGGATG-3'

5'-CTTTGTTGGGTCAAATCGCT-3'

 

NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (P450)1/DQ857724

140 bp

5'-GCATACCGGTTGGACACTTT-3'

5'-GCCTTCAGGAATGATACGGA-3'

Detoxification system of free radicals

Trypanothione reductase (TRYT)1/M38051

191 bp

5'-CTCTACAAGAAGCGGGTTGC-3'

5'-CTGAGAGTGGTGCGATCAAA -3'

 

Glutathionyl spermidine synthetase (GTS)1/XM_815753.1

125 bp

5'-ACTTCCACCGGGTCTTTTCT-3'

5'-CTGCGGCATTCATCACATAC -3'

 

Trypanothione synthetase (TS)1/XM_805507.1

130 bp

5'-ATCCGTTGGAGGATGAAGTG-3'

5'-TAAATGTCAGACGACGCAGC-3'

 

Cytosolic tryparedoxin peroxidase (cTXP)2/AJ012101

169 bp

5'-AAGTGGCTGGTGCTCTTCTT-3'

5'-TTGCGCTCAATGCTTGTCCA-3'

 

Mitochondrial tryparedoxin peroxidase (mTXP)2/AJ006226.1

137 bp

5'-TGCAACACCCTGCGACTTCTTA-3'

5'-GCCCTTGTAGTCATTCAAGCTG-3'

 

Superoxide dismutase-A (SOD)1/U90722

184 bp

5'-GTTGAGACGTGCGGTGAATA-3'

5'-GCCTTGTGGTGTTTGGTGTA-3'

Extracellular flow of drugs system

Multi-drug resistant gene (MDR)1/XM_806226.1

188 bp

5'-ATCGCTTCTATGACCCTTCCTC-3'

5'-GGCTTCCTCCACTTCTTCGT-3'

Folate metabolism system

pteridine reductase-1 (ptr1)1/AF174398

157 bp

5'-ACAGTATCGCTGTGCGTCTG-3'

5'-AGAGAGCTGCCGAGACTGAG-3'

 

Methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT)1/XM_799937

140 bp

5'-CTACGCCGTAATGGGACACT-3'

5'-TGTTGGGCCGAGATAAGAAC-3'

 

Dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS)1/XM_810234

164 bp

5'-GTGGCGGTAAATGGTGGACT-3'

5'-ATGGTGGTGCGGTAAATAGC-3'

 

Spermidine putrescine transporter (EPT)2/XM_805310.1

152 bp

5'-TGAATCCACCGTTGCGGGTCT-3'

5'-CGCATTCTTGACGCTCTGCCT-3'

Celullar metabolism system

Histone H1 (H1)2/L27119.1

124 bp

5'-GCAGCAGCCAAGAAGGCTGT-3'

5'-CGACAAAGCACGGTTGAGCCA-3'

 

Zinc finger protein (ZN)2/XM_808517

132 bp

5'-TGCAGCACGTTCCATTGTGCC-3'

5'-CGCTGCCGCCCGTAGTTTAAT -3'

 

L-threonine dehydrogenase (TDH)2/XM_807811

166 bp

5'-TGAACCCCTCMACGGTKTACGGTGT-3'

5'-GTACATRTGAATGGCGTAGTCYGTGG-3'

 

Glycoprotein gp82 (gp82)1/L14824

118 bp

5'-GCCAACGATAAAGGCAGTGT-3'

5'-GTGTGGAAGAAGCGGAGAAG-3'

 

Cruzipain (CZP)2/X54414

135 bp

5'-CATCGGTGAGGTCCTCTGTT-3'

5'-CTGTGGTATGGCTGATAGCG-3'

  1. 1: Genes analyzed for all resistant phenotypes (TcR1x-TcR5x) and the parental sensitive strain
  2. 2: Genes analyzed only for the parental sensitive strain and the TcR5x resistant phenotype.