Research Article

Molecular Characterization of Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor (pIgR) and Expression Response to Vibrio harveyi Challenge in Leopard Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)

Table 1

Primers used for amplification, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), and protein expression.

GeneNameSequence (5′–3′)Purpose

pl-IgMIgM-ORF-FATG​TTC​TCT​GTA​GCT​CTG​ATA​CTGAmplification
IgM-ORF-RCTA​TTG​GGG​CTT​GCA​CTT​TTC​AGG

pl-pIgRpIgR-ORF-FATG​CAG​CAG​CTC​TTT​ATA​TTT​GAmplification
pIgR-ORF-RTCA​GTA​CAT​ATG​TAC​TTC​CTC​A

pl-IgMIgM-RT-FAGT​GTT​TCC​TCT​GAA​GCC​ATqRT-PCR
IgM-RT-RAAT​GGA​GCC​TGT​CAA​GGC​AA

pl-pIgRpIgR-RT-FGAG​GGT​CAG​CCC​CTC​ACA​GTqRT-PCR
pIgR-RT-RTGG​TGC​AGA​ATT​CCT​TCA​TC

ActinActin-RT-FGAGTAGCCACGCTCTGTCqRT-PCR
Actin-RT-RGCTGTGCTGTCCCTGTA

pl-pIgRpIgR-exF1GAT​AAC​CAC​CGA​GGG​AGA​GCT​ARecombinant protein
pIgR-exR1ATG​TCA​CAG​ACA​CTG​GGG​CTG​G