Table 2. RT-PCR primers used for CaMKII isoform analysis.

Primer	Type	Sequence 5’ – 3’
CaMKIIα F	exon-exon junction	TGGAATCCTCAGAGAGCACC
CaMKIIα R	exon-exon junction	CGCACATCTTCGTGTAGGACT
CaMKIIβ F	exon-exon junction	AGTCAAGCCCCAGACGAATA
CaMKIIβ R	exon-exon junction	GCACTGTCAGAAGACTCCTT
CaMKIIγ F	exon-exon junction	GTGGAGTGTTTGCGCAAGTT
CaMKIIγ R	exon-exon junction	TGACACCGCCATCCGACT
CaMKIIδ F	exon-exon junction	GGAATTTCTCAGCAGCCAAG
CaMKIIδ R	exon-exon junction	GCTTTCGTGCTTTCACATCT
CaMKIIα F	exon primer	ATCGCCTACATCCGCATC
CaMKIIα R	exon primer	CCAGATCTGTGGAAGTGGAC
CaMKIIβ F	exon primer	GTTGTTCCTGCTTTCCCTTC
CaMKIIβ R	exon primer	TTTCAATACTCCAGGGGGTG

The exon-exon primers span two neighboring exons whereas the exon primers are within the same exon of a gene. F, forward primer; R, reverse primer.