Research Article

N1303K (c.3909C>G) Mutation and Splicing: Implication of Its c.[744-33GATT(6); 869+11C>T] Complex Allele in CFTR Exon 7 Aberrant Splicing

Table 1

Primers used in amplification and sequencing of studied regions.

UseHybridizationPrimers

(a) Insert preparation containing the WT exon 24Intron 23/intron 245′ACTTGATGGTAAGTACATGG3′
5′AGGTATGTTAGGGTACTCCA3′

(b) Insert preparation containing c.[744-33GATT(7);869+11C] or c.[744-33GATT(6);869+11C>T]Intron 6/intron 75′CCAGATTGCATGCTTACTA3′
5′AGTTACCAATCAGCCTTCA3′

(c) Directed mutagenesis to introduce the c.3909C>G mutation on the pTBNdeI plasmid containing the WT exon 24 insertExon 245′TCTGGAACATTTAGAAAAAAGTTGGATCCCT3′
5′TTTTTTCTAAATGTTCCAGAAAAAATAAATACTTT3′

(d) Verifying the correct introduction of the inserts in pTBNdeI and the correct realization of the direct mutagenesisIntron fibronectin 1/intron fibronectin 25′ACTTCAGATATTATGTCTAGG3′
5′CCCCATGTGAGATATCTAG3′

(e) Sequencing cDNA of cultured cellsExon globin 3/fibronectin 25′CAACTTCAAGCTCCTAAGCCACTGC3′
5′AGGGTCACCAGGAAGTTGGTTAAATCA3′