Table 1.
Primers used in this study
| Primer name | Primer sequence 5′ to 3′ | Application |
|---|---|---|
| MITF-F | TCCCAAGTCAAATGATCCAG | RT-PCR |
| MITF-R | GAGCCTGCATTTCAAGTTCC | RT-PCR |
| MITF-F2 | CGAGCTCCAGATGATCTACTTGCCTGAA | RT-PCR |
| MITF-R2 | GCTCTAGATATCTGAACAGATTCACCGTCTACT | RT-PCR |
| MITF-wt-F | CTAGTCTAGACAGATGATCTACTTGCCTGAA | Luciferase reporter-wt |
| MITF-wt-R | ATAAGAATGCGGCCGCCTCGAGTATCTGAACAGATTCACCGTCTACT | Luciferase reporter-wt |
| MITF-mut-F | CGGGCATGAAGATACAGTTCCTCCTCAACGAC | Luciferase reporter-mut |
| MITF-mut-R | GTCGT TGAGGAGGAACTGTATCTTCATGCCCG | Luciferase reporter-mut |
| miR508-3p-RT | GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTCATCT | RT-PCR |
| miR508-3p-F | CGAGATTGTCACTTTTTGG | RT-PCR |
| Common-R | CGAGCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT | RT-PCR |
| U6-RT | GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTCATCT | RT-PCR |
| U6-F | CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA | RT-PCR |
| TYR-F | GCTTTAGCAACTTCATGGGA | RT-PCR |
| TYR-R | CTTGTTCTTCTCTGGGACAC | RT-PCR |
| TYRP2-F | GCCTTCTTTCTCCCTTC | RT-PCR |
| TYRP2-R | CAGACCACTCGCCATT | RT-PCR |
| β-actin-F | CTAAGGAGAAGGGCCAGTCC | RT-PCR |
| β-actin-R | CTCAAGTTGGGGGACAAAAA | RT-PCR |
MITF=microphthalmia transcription factor; F=forward; R=reverse; RT=real time; RT-PCR=reverse transcript PCR; wt=wild type; mut=mutant; TYR=tyrosinase; TYRP2=tyrosinase-related protein 2.