Table 2.
Primers utilized for PHT qRT-PCR analysis and their relative hCMEC/D3 expression.
Amplicon | Genebank | qRT-PCR Primers | hCMEC/D3 Relative Expression [Mean ΔCt × 10−3 ± (S.D.)] | |
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hPHT1 | NM_145648 | Sense: | CCAACATCACGCCCTTCG | 0.764 (0.05)† |
Antisense: | ACAGTGGGGATCGCATAA | |||
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hPHT2 | NM_016582 | Sense: | TGCTGGTGGTGGCGTTTATTCA | 1.021 (0.34)† |
Antisense: | TGGAAGTTGGCGATGTCCTCTT | |||
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GAPDH | NM_002046 | Sense: | TTCGACAGTCAGCCGCATCTTCTT | N/A |
Antisense: | GCCCAATACGACCAAATCCGTTGA |
Relative expression of SLC15A4 and SLC15A3 were determined separate from the SA Biosciences RT2 Profiler™ Array, as they are not included on the validated array. Relative expression reported is the mean ΔCt of three individual replicates, normalized to the housekeeping gene GAPDH.