Table 1.

Primers Used in Real-Time RT-PCR

Gene⁎	Primer sequences
hCOMP	Fwd-5′-GCAATGACACCATCCCAGAG-3′
	Rev-5′-CTTGTCATCGTCGTCCTTGTAGTC-3′
Chop	Fwd-5′-CCAGCAGAGGTCACAAGCAC-3′
	Rev-5′-CGCACTGACCACTCTGTTTC-3′
Grp78	Fwd-5′-CCACCAGGATGCAGACATTG-3′
	Rev-5′-AGGGCCTCCACTTCCATAGA-3′
Xbp1(S)†	Fwd-5′-GTCTGCTGAGTCCGCAGCAGGT-3′
	Rev-5′-CAGACTCAGAATCTGAAGAGGC-3′
Edem1	Fwd-5′-GCAATGAAGGAGAAGGAGAC-3′
	Rev-5′-CCATATGGCGTAGTAGAAGGC-3′
Gadd34	Fwd-5′-AATCAGGACCCTGAGATTCCT-3′
	Rev-5′-CTGGTCCTGCCCAGACAG-3′
Ero1b	Fwd-5′-GACACCAAGACCCTTCTGCT-3′
	Rev-5′-CTTTAATGACTTGGCCCCC-3′
Gadd45a	Fwd-5′-CCGAAAGGATGGACACGGTG-3′
	Rev-5′-TTATCGGGGTCTACGTTGAGC-3′
Gapdh	Fwd-5′-AGTTCAACGGCACAGTCAAG-3′
	Rev-5′-TACTCAGCACCAGCATCACC-3′

^⁎Alternative gene names and symbols include the following. For Chop: DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 protein (Ddit3). For Gadd34: protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 15A (Ppp1r15a). For Grp78: heat shock 70kDa protein 5 (glucose-regulated protein, 78kDa) (Hspa5).

^†Spliced isoform.