Table 1. Genes of interest and housekeeper genes with ABI Taqman Gene Expression Assay part numbers.
Gene symbol | Gene name | Taqman assay |
GUSB | Glucuronidase-β | Rn00566655 |
GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase | Rn01775763 |
18SRNA | 18S ribosomal RNA | Hs99999901 |
YWHAZ | Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase | Rn00755072 |
DRD1 | Dopamine receptor D1a | Rn03062203 |
DRD2 pan | Dopamine receptor D2 | Rn01418275 |
DRD2 short | Dopamine receptor D2 short isoform | Rn01418276 |
DRD2 long | Dopamine receptor D2 long isoform | Rn00438543 |
DRD3 | Dopamine receptor D3 | Rn00567568 |
DRD4 * | Dopamine receptor D4 | Rn00564071 |
DRD5 | Dopamine receptor D5 | Rn00562768 |
MAOA | Monoamine oxidase A | Rn01430950 |
MAOB | Monoamine oxidase B | Rn00566203 |
COMT | Catechol-O-methyl transferase | Rn00561037 |
VMAT | Vesicular monoamine transporter | Rn00564688 |
DAT | Dopamine transporter | Rn00562224 |
*DRD4 mRNA levels in both regions were too low to be accurately quantitated.