Table I.
Primer sequences used for real-time RT-PCR assays.
| Gene name | Forward primer sequence | Reverse primer sequence | Amplicon length (bp) | GenBank accession number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTb | CACGCCATCCTGCGTCTGGA | AGCACCGTGTTGGCGTAGAG | 380 | DQ845171 |
| CASP4 | CAGCAACCTTGGCAGACAGC | GAACCCTTTGTGACATCTCTCCAG | 145 | AK231138 |
| DR4 | TCGGTATGGACGCCTGAGTC | GATCGCCAGAAAAGGACCTTG | 56 | XM_001926723 |
| FAS | CATCGTGAGGGTCAATTCTGC | CATGTTTCCGTTTGCCAGG | 55 | NM_213839 |
| FASL | AAGAAGAAGAGGGACCACAATG | CTTTGGCTGGCAGACTCTCT | 149 | AY033634 |
| IFI16 | ACACTGACCGAAAGATGGAGATC | GCACCAGATACATCCCACTCAC | 122 | XM_001929212 |
| IFIH1 | GTAGAATTACCCATCACATTTCCC | CAAAATCCTATGAAAGGTCAAGTTG | 125 | NM_001100194 |
| IFNa | TCAGCACAGAGGGCTCGG | TGCATGACACAGGCTTCCAG | 103 | AY687280 |
| NMI | GGCCAAGCCGGTTTCATTAAAG | CCGGGCCTGCCTGTCATAC | 196 | AK234080 |
| OAS1 | TCCACTCCCCTCCCGACTC | GGCTTCCTTGACCTGTGTTCG | 133 | NM_214303 |
| TNFa | TGGCCCAAGGACTCAGATCAT | TCGGCTTTGACATTGGCTACA | 76 | EU682384 |
| TRAIL | GGAACGGTTTCTACAGAAGGGAAC | TCAGCAGTATAGGGTCAGGATAGC | 94 | NM_001024696 |
| XAF1 | AATGGATTTCCCCTTCCTTCGG | CGCCCTGAGCTTGCCATC | 102 | AK232641 |