1 Plant Molecular Biology Reporter SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE Identification and molecular characterization of a lectin receptor-like kinase (GhLecRK-2) from cotton Sonia M Phillips1, Ian A Dubery1*, Henriette van Heerden 1, 2 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus, P.O. Box 524, 2006, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 2Current address: Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa 2 Plant Molecular Biology Reporter Table S1-S5: Gene-specific primers used in the genome walking reactions, 5’ and 3’ RACE reactions, internal PCRs, Southern blots and RT-qPCR for the molecular characterization of GhLecRK2. Name S1 Sequence (5’ – 3’) Details Tm GC % Length (nt) primary PCR secondary PCR 65 65 60 57 20 21 primary PCR secondary PCR 60 58 50 45 20 20 Genome walking primers Upstream Genome walk R1 R2 CCGCTGCTCATGGAACTGGA CGTTCATCCCCGTTGAGAAGC Downstream Genome Walk F1 F2 S2 TCGCTGGTTTCTCTTCCAGT CTCATTGATTGGGTTGCTGA 5’ and 3’ RACE primers First 5’ RACE RR3 TCAGCAACCCAATCAATGAG cDNA synthesis 58 45 20 RR2 CCGCTGCTCATGGAACTGGA primary PCR 65 60 20 RR1 ACTGGAAGAGAAACCAGCGA secondary PCR 60 50 20 Second 5’ RACE 5’Exon2R3 TTGCCATTGCGAGCCAGTT cDNA synthesis 60 53 19 LecDR1 AAAGAAGAAGATTTGGGAGAAGGTG primary PCR 61 40 25 LecDR2 AGGTGAAGACTTGTCGTCCAA secondary PCR 60 48 21 NF1 GATAACTGGGAGGCGTTTGA primary PCR 60 50 20 F1 TCGCTGGTTTCTCTTCCAGT secondary PCR 60 50 20 58 58 45 45 20 20 58 58 45 45 20 20 3’ RACE S3 Internal PCR primers PCR vs. RT-PCR of C4B5 EST QPKF1 RR3 AAAGCCAGTTGATTCGAGGA TCAGCAACCCAATCAATGAG RT-PCR for further cDNA sequence LecD2F RR3 GCCCACAAATTTCATCTTCC TCAGCAACCCAATCAATGAG S4 Southern blot primers LecD 2F GCCCACAAATTTCATCTTCC 58 45 20 LecD R1 AAAGAAGAAGATTTGGGAGAG 61 40 25 S5 RT-qPCR primers LF1 ATATTGGAGAGCGGTGATGC 60 50 20 LR1 GCTCGACTTTTGTCCCGTAG 62 55 20