Table 1.

Oligonucleotide sequences used for PCR

Target gene	Objective	Primer pairs’ name: sequence (5′–3′)	Amplicon size (bp)
Aromatase	Real-time PCR	Exon II F: CAC ATC CTC AAT ACC AGG TCC	143
		Exon III R: CAG AGA TCC AGA CTC GCA TG
C/EBPβ	Real-time PCR	C/EBPβ 1588F: CGT GTG TAC ACG GGA CTG AC	86
		C/EBPβ 1674R: CAA CAA GCC CGT AGG AAC AT
GAPDH	Real-time PCR	GAPDH F: GAA GGT GAA GGT CGG AGT C	224
		GAPDH R: GAA GAT GGT GAT GGG ATT TC
Aromatase promoter I.3/II	ChIP-PCR	PII −383 F: TTG GTC AAAAAG GGG AGT TG	126
		PII −257 R: AGC TCA TTC CAG AGG TGG AG
Aromatase promoter I.3/II	ChIP-PCR	PII −275 F: TCC ACC TCT GGA ATG AGC TT	98
		PII −177 R: ATC ATC TTG CCC TTG AGT GG
Aromatase promoter	Multiplex RT-PCR	PII F: TCC CTT TGA TTT CCA CAG GAC TC	303
		I.1 F: CTG TGC TCG GGA TCT TCC	312
		I.2 F: GGC TTC CTG ACT TTC AAC AG	321
		I.3 F: CCT TCT TTT GAC TTG TAA CCA	330
		I.4 F: CCT TGT TTT GAC TTG TAA CCA	339
		I.6 F: TAAATT GAT TGT CTT GCA CAG G	347
		I.7 F: GAA GTA AGA CCG GAG AAA GGG	365
		I.8 F: TCA TAT TGG GAG GAG CTT GG	373
Aromatase promoter	Multiplex RT-PCR	Exon III R: [5FAM] CTC CAT ACA CCC GGT TGT AG

F, Forward; R, reverse.