Table 1.

Primers used for sequence analysis, synthesizing PCR-DIG probes and RT-PCR analysis of the GcC8α gene

Primer Name	Sequence of primer (5′→3′)	location in sequence*
NSC9-DGF1	GYAAYGGNGAYAAYGAYTGYG	115–121
C8ASAZNFP3	CAAAACAGCGAACACGAAGC	1712–1731
C8ASAZNRP1	GAAATCAACAAAGAACACAGAG	1916–1937
NSC8A-L2	GCCGAAAAATCCGAAGTGTA	143–162
NSC8A-I3	GACTGGAGGGAACTGCGATA	610–629
C8A33F	AGGCATTGGCAGAGTCAG	1121–1138
C8AFP10	TGTCTGCCTGGTTATGAAGG	1606–1625
C8A-seqRP1	CTGGACTTTCTTGCTTCAC	218–236
C8A-SQRP1	TGGTTTTCGGTAGTATTTCTC	667–687
C8A-SQRP2	TTACCGAGCCACCCACA	1212–1228
C8A-SQRP3	GGCACGCTTTCCCTTCAT	1619–1636
C8a-ESFP2	ATTACACTGCATGAAGAATGA	11–31
C8a-ESRP1	CTGGTAATGATGGACCTGG	2075–2093

^*indicates the amino acid position in human C8α chain