Table 1.

Oligonucleotide primer sequences.

Primer set	Forward primer	Reverse primer	(nps)	(nps)
Primers for PCR of mIP
7.1 For/7.3 Rev	5′-CACTAATACTAACAACAAAACrAAC-3′	5′-GGGATTATGTAGGAGTCAAAGC-3′	(7133–7157)	(7376–7355)
8.0 For/8.2 Rev	5′-CAACCGACTACACTCATTTCAAC-3′	5′-CTCATAGGGGGATGGCTATGC-3′	(8035–8057)	(8246–8226)
15.0 For/15.2 Rev	5′-GAGTCGTAGCCCTAATCTTATC-3′	5′-GAATGAGGATAATTGAAAAGTAGC-3′	(15,004–15,025)	(15,228–15,205)
16.0 For/16.2 Rev	5′-GCTCGAAAGACTATTTTATTCATG-3′	5′-GCTAAGATTTAAGTTAAAATTTTGTG-3′	(16,015–16,038)	(16,226–16,201)
5.0 For/5.3 Rev	5′-GGATTCAAACCTACGAAAATTTAG-3′	5′-GTGGTTAGTTGAAAAGAGTCAAC-3′	(5092–5115)	(5358–5336)
Primers for RT-PCR
MtDNA For/mtDNA Rev	5′-GGTTCTTACTTCAGGGCCATCA-3′	5′-TGATTAGACCCGTTACCATCGA-3′	(15,785–15,806)	(15,868–15,847)
Beta-actin For/beta-actin Rev	5′-CCCAGCCATGTACGTAGCCA-3′	5′-CGTCTCCGGAGTCCATCAC-3′	(2181–2200)	(2266–2248)