[Bioperl-l] primer parameters using primer3

chen li chen_li3 at yahoo.com
Mon May 8 01:18:17 UTC 2006


Hi Jason,

I add the line code   
$primer3->primer_product_size_range("490-510");
 to my script. But it doesn't work nor primer3
complains it.

Li

--- Jason Stajich <jason.stajich at duke.edu> wrote:

> I put up some info on the wiki (and I encourage
> other people to do  
> the same!)
>
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Module:Bio::Tools::Run::Primer3
> 
> Set the command line parameters by just calling a
> function of the  
> name of the parameter.  To get a list of the
> available options, this  
> perl code will report it to you:
> 
> # what are the arguments, and what do they mean?
>    my $args = $primer3->arguments;
> 
>    print "ARGUMENT\tMEANING\n";
>    foreach my $key (keys %{$args}) {print "$key\t",
> $$args{$key}, "\n"}
> 
> The info for PRODUCT_SIZE_RANGE is:
>    (size range list, default 100-300) space
> separated list of product  
> sizes eg <a>-<b> <x>-<y>
> 
> I believe you can set the PCR product size with
>    $primer3->primer_product_size_range("490-510");
> 
> -jason
> On May 7, 2006, at 3:34 AM, chen li wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I use Bio::Tools::Run::Primer3 to design PCR
> primers.
> > I want to change some default values, for example,
> to
> > increase the PCR product size to 490-510 bp
> instead of
> > using the default value of 100-300 bp. What should
> I
> > do ?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Li
> >
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> 
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