Table 2.
PCR primers used to determine mRNA expression.
| Primer name | Sequence (5ʹ–3ʹ) | |
|---|---|---|
| Telomerase | ||
| TERT | F | TGGGTCTCCCCTGTACCAAAT |
| R | GGCCTGTAACTAGCGGACACA | |
| TERC | F | CTGTTTTTCTCGCTGACTTCCA |
| R | GAGCTCCTGCGCTGACGTTTGT | |
| Shelterin complex | ||
| TERF2IP | F | TGCCTTGTGGAAAGCGATG |
| R | TGTTCTGTGGCTCTCCGCTAT | |
| TINF2 | F | TCGGTTGCTTTGCACCAGTAT |
| R | GCTTAGCTTTAGGCAGAGGAC | |
| TPP1 | F | GAGTCTCACTTTTGCGCTGAA |
| R | CTCCAGGGTTAGGTACTTTCCA | |
| TRF1 | F | CCGAGGACTTTCGTCGTACTC |
| R | CTTTCCAGATGCAACTCTTGTCA | |
| TRF2 | F | TCTAAGGACCCCACAACTCAG |
| R | TCTCTAGGAAACGCAGCATC | |
| POT1 | F | GGTTTCAACAGCTCCCTATAC |
| R | AGGGCTTCATAGTTTCCACT | |
| Dyskerin complex | ||
| DKC1 | F | AAAGACCGGAAGCCATTACAAG |
| R | GCCACTGAGAAGTGTCTAATTGA | |
| GAR1 | F | GAACGTGTCGTCTTGTTAGGAG |
| R | AGTAAACAGGGGCGTTGAAGT | |
| NHP2 | F | CATTGCCGATTGAGGTGTACT |
| R | GTCCGTCTTAGAGGGGATGTAG | |
| House-keeping gene | ||
| GAPDH | F | TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAGC |
| R | GGATGCAGGGATGATGTTCTG | |