Table I.
Sequence of the primers used for qPCR experiments
| Gene | Forward primer (F) Reverse primer (R) | Product size (bp) | Access number |
|---|---|---|---|
| β -actin | F: 5' CAAGATCATTGCTCCTCCTG 3' R: 5' ATCCACATCTGCTGGAAGG 3' |
151 | NM_001101.4 |
| HOXA1 | F: 5' ACCCACCAAGAAGCCT 3' R: 5' TACTCTCCAACTTTCCCTG 3' |
113 | NM_153620.2 |
| HOXA2 | F: 5' AGGAGGACGAGGAAGAGA 3' R: 5' ACTGGGAAACTTTGGGAG 3' |
151 | NM_006735.3 |
| HOXA3 | F: 5' TTCCTGCCCTTTCCTTC 3' R: 5' CCATTCCAGCAACCAAGAT 3' |
125 | NM_153631.2 |
| HOXA4 | F: 5' AGGATGAAGTGGAAGAAAGA 3' R: 5' GGGATGGAGGTGTGGG 3' |
121 | NM_002141.4 |
| HOXA5 | F: 5' GAGCCACAAATCAAGCAC 3' R: 5' CGCCGAGTCCCTGAAT 3' |
148 | NM_019102.3 |
| HOXB1 | F: 5' AAACCCACCCAAGACAG 3' R: 5' GCAATCTCCACCCTCC 3' |
150 | NM_002144.3 |
| HOXB2 | F: 5' GCCACGTCTCCTTCTC 3' R: 5' CTTCTCCAGTTCCAGCAG 3' |
150 | NM_002145.3 |
| HOXB3 | F: 5' TTCCCTTCCAACTTTCCCA 3' R: 5' CACCATCCCTGAGCCC 3' |
151 | NM_001330323.1 |
| HOXB4 | F: 5' AGACAGAAAGAGAAATAGGAGG 3' R: 5' CGGCAGAGGAAACAAGAC 3' |
120 | NM_024015.4 |
| HOXB5 | F: 5' TATACCCGCTACCAGACC 3' R: 5' GTTGTCCTTCTTCCACTTCAT 3' |
159 | NM_002147.3 |
| HOXC4 | F: 5' TCCTCTCCCTCCCACT 3' R: 5' CCAGACCATCACACCTTG 3' |
159 | NM_014620.5 |
| HOXC5 | F: 5' TCAAAGAGTCACAAATCACC 3' R: 5' TCCATAGTTCCCACAAGTT 3' |
148 | NM_018953.3 |
| HOXD1 | F: 5' GCTTTCCAGACCGCATC 3' R: 5' GGCATTCCTCTTCACTTTCA 3' |
114 | NM_024501.2 |
| HOXD3 | F: 5' AAAGAAACCTGAAGAGCCT 3' R: 5' CACTGCCACCTCCAATG 3' |
141 | NM_006898.4 |
| HOXD4 | F: 5' CGGAGGATGAAGTGGAAA 3' R:5'CGTGTGGTGGTCTTTGG3' |
138 | NM_014621.2 |