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. 2024 Aug 31;30(2):104–119. doi: 10.6118/jmm.23015

Table 1. Catalog numbers of primers used for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and characteristics of genes related to folliculogenesis and mitochondria.

Symbol Locus Feature Qiagen Cat no.
Mitochondrial related genes
ATP5B (ATP synthase subunit beta, mitochondrial) 12q13.3 Encodes the β subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase that catalyzes ATP synthesis PPR53179A
PPARGC1A (PPARG coactivator 1 alpha) 12q13.3 It is a transcriptional coactivator that regulates genes involved in energy metabolism PPR46783A
PPARGC1B (PPARG coactivator 1 beta) 5q32 It is a transcriptional coactivator that regulates genes involved in energy metabolism PPR51585A
PRKAA2 (Protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 2) 1p32.2 It is a catalytic subunit of AMPK that is activated in response to cellular metabolic stresses and regulates fatty acid and cholesterol biosynthesis PPR51543A
MNF2 (Mitofusin 2) 1p36.22 A mitochondrial membrane protein that participates in mitochondrial fusion and contributes to the maintenance and operation of the mitochondrial network PPR46301A
OPA1 (Mitochondrial dynamin like gtpase) 3q29 An inner mitochondrial membrane protein that helps regulate mitochondrial stability and energy output PPR44137A
HIF1 (Hypoxia inducible factor 1) 14q23.2 It is a transcriptional activator of many genes associated with adaptation to low oxygen pressure PPR44480A
CHRM1 (Cholinergic receptor muscarinic 1) 11q12.3 It is a member of the metabotropic G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family and its loss leads to a decrease in mitochondrial respiration (oxygen consumption) PPR52433A
TFAM (Transcription factor A, mitochondria 1) 10q21.1 A mitochondrial transcription factor involved in mitochondrial DNA replication and repair PPR06806A
NFE2L2 (Nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2) 2q31.2 A transcription factor that regulates genes containing antioxidant response elements PPR46611A
NRF1 (Nuclear respiratory factor 1) 7q32.2 It is a transcription factor that regulates nuclear genes required for respiration, heme biosynthesis and mitochondrial DNA transcription and replication PPR45094A
Ovarian and folliculogenesis related genes
DPPA3 (Developmental pluripotency associated 3) 12p13.31 It is a maternally-acting protein involved in the preimplantation stage and plays a role in transcriptional repression, cell division and maintenance of cell pluripotency PPR52161A
FIGLA (Folliculogenesis specific bhlh transcription factor) 2p13.3 It is a transcription factor that regulates a large number of oocyte-specific genes. Mutations in this gene cause premature ovarian failure PPR75855A
DAZL (Deleted in azoospermia like) 3p24.3 The DAZ gene family encodes potential RNA-binding proteins expressed in prenatal and postnatal germ cells of male and female PPR68946B
ZP1 (Zona pellucida glycoprotein 1) 11q12.2 It is a structural component of the zona pellucida and mutations in the gene cause oocyte maturation defects and infertility PPR45105A
ZP2 (Zona pellucida glycoprotein 2) 16p12.3–p12.2 It is a structural component of the zona pellucida and functions in the secondary attachment and penetration of spermatozoa that react with the acrosome PPR45106A
POU5F1 (Pou class 5 homeobox 1) 6p21.33 A transcription factor that plays an important role in embryonic development and pluripotency PPR59727A
NPM2 (Nucleoplasmin 2) 8p21.3 Nucleoplasmin (NPM) chaperone families [NPM1, NPM2, NPM3] have diverse functions in cellular processes such as chromatin remodeling, genome stability, ribosome biogenesis, DNA duplication and transcriptional regulation PPR59674A
H1FOO (H1 histone family member O oocyte specific) 3q22.1 An oocyte-specific H1 histone involved in chromatin network remodeling PPR66654A
DNMT1 (DNA methyltransferase 1) 19p13.2 It is an enzyme that binds methyl groups to cytosine nucleotides of genomic DNA and is involved in the repression of gene expression PPR43733A
DNMT3A (DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha) 2p23.3 It encodes a DNA methyl transferase thought to function in de novo methylation. The protein is localized to the cytoplasm and nucleus and its expression is developmentally regulated PPR50580A
DNMT3B (DNA methyltransferase 3 beta) 20q11.21 It is a DNA methyl transferase that functions in de novo methylation PPR59417B
KAT2A (Lysine acetyltransferase 2A) 17q21.2 It is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) that functions as a transcriptional activator PPR50679A
HDAC3 (Histone deacetylase 3) 5q31.3 It has histone deacetylase activity and represses transcription PPR46455B
SIRT7 (Sirtuin 7) 17q25.3 Class III is a member of the histone deacetylase (HDAC) family PPR47517A
MBD2 (Methyl-cpg binding domain protein 2) 18q21.2 It functions as a demethylase in the methylation process PPR43331B
KMT2A (Lysine methyltransferase 2A) 11q23.3 It is a transcriptional coactivator involved in regulating gene expression PPR51308A
SMARCA1 (SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regülatör of chromatin, subfamily a, member 1) Xq25–q26.1 It is a member of the SWI/SNF protein family and is an ATPase that contributes to the chromatin remodeling complex PPR49160A
ESR1 (Estrogen receptor 1) 6q25.1– q25.2 The receptor is a ligand-activated transcription factor consisting of several regions important for hormone binding, DNA binding and transcription activation PPR44939B
GTF2H1 (General transcription factor II H subunit 1) 11p15.1 It is a transcription factor subunit that in many cases regulates transactivation PPR47902A
MAP2K1 (Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1) 15q22.31 It is a member of the protein kinase family and is involved in many cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, transcription regulation and development PPR43465A
NCOA1 (Nuclear receptor coactivator 1) 2p23.3 It is a transcriptional coactivator for steroid and nuclear hormone receptors PPM04655A
TBP (TATA-box binding protein) 6q27 A transcription factor that binds to the TATA sequence, which controls the initiation and rate of transcription PPR47412A
MED15 (Mediator complex subunit 15) 22q11.21 A transcriptional coactivator involved in RNA polymerase II transcription PPR43587A
POLR2C (RNA polymerase II subunit C) 16q21 It is the third largest subunit of RNA polymerase II PPR62584A