Table 3. Primer sequences used to confirm the methylation status of the DMRs of selected genes.
Ten genes were randomly selected from the list of genes in Fig. 5B to confirm array results. Methylation-specific primers were generated using MethPrimer (www.urogene.org/methprimer/index1.html) for DMR targets (between the gray lines in Figure 5C corresponding to the highly separated regions between the three F3 groups (DDI, folic acid, folic acid + TSA) shown in the methylation array plot. Primers were also synthesized for regions just upstream and downstream the DMR, thereby providing a non-DMR region as an experimental control (FA: folic acid at 80 μg/kg intraperitoneal, DMR: differentially methylated region, M: methylated, U: unmethylated).
GENE | DMR | CONTROL | |
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Myl3 | M primer | (L) TTAAGAAGGACGAT GTTAAAATCGT (R) ACTCTACTTCCTTAAAACGTTCGAA |
(L) ATTTTGTACGGAGATAATTAGACGA (R) CCCTAATCAAAAACAAAAAACGTA |
U Primer | (L) TTAAGAAGGATGATGTTAAAATTGT (R) ACTCTACTTCCTTAAAACATTCAAA |
(L) ATTTTGTATGGAGATAATTAGATGA (R) CCCTAATCAAAAACAAAAAACATA |
|
Olr1401 | M primer | (L) ATTTTTTGATTTAGATAAGTTTCGT (R) CACAATAAAATAAAATACACACGTC |
No primers developed by MethPrimer |
U Primer | (L) ATTTTTTGATTTAGATAAGTTTTGT (R) CACAATAAAATAAAATACACACATC |
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Charna3 | M primer | (L) TTATTTTATTATAATTCGGGGGTTC (R) CGTCGCGATAATTATTAACCG |
No primers developed by MethPrimer |
U Primer | (L) ATTTTATTATAATTTGGGGGTTTGA (R) TTCATCACAATAATTATTAACCACC |
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Epor | M primer | (L) GGTTATATTTTAGGATTTTGTCGT (R) ATCTATACAATTATAAAACCCCGTA |
(L) ATTGATATATTTTAATGGTTTTCGG (R) TTTCTCTATTTTCTATAAATTACCGTT |
U Primer | (L) TTTGGGTTATATTTTAGGATTTTGTTG (R) TCTATACAATTATAAAACCCCATA |
(L) ATTGATATATTTTAATGGTTTTTGG (R) TTATTTTTCTCTATTTTCTATAAATTACCA |
|
Masp2 | M primer | (L) TTTTAATTTGGAATTTTTTTATCGT (R) TATACTCTCCTACCCACACAACGTA |
(L) TTTTTTATGTTTTTAATGTAGTCGT (R) AACCTAATAAACCAAAATCTCAACG |
U Primer | (L) TTATTTATTTTAATTTGGAATTTTTTTATT (R) TATACTCTCCTACCCACACAACATA |
(L) TTTTTATGTTTTTAATGTAGTTGT (R) AAAACCTAATAAACCAAAATCTCAACA |
|
Fbxl | M primer | (L) GGGTATTTTAGTAGGTGTGGTTTTC (R) CCACTATATAACATAAAACTAATCGCC |
(L) ATTATTTGAAGTTACGATGGGTATC (R) AACAAAAAAAACTCTATACAACGAA |
U Primer | (L) GGGTATTTTAGTAGGTGTGGTTTTT (R) ACCTCCACTATATAACATAAAACTAATCAC |
(L) ATTTGAAGTTATGATGGGTATTGG (R) AAACAAAAAAAACTCTATACAACAAA |
|
Mbp | M primer | (L) TTAGGGAATCGTTTTTATTTGATTC (R) TAACCAAATACTTAAATCCGTATCG |
(L) TATGTTTGGGGTTTTAGTTTATTTC (R) CGAACCATTATTTCACAACGAC |
U Primer | (L) GGAATTGTTTTTATTTGATTTGT (R) CAAATACTTAAATCCATATCACT |
(L) GTTTGGGGTTTTAGTTTATTTTGT (R) CCAAACCATTATTTCACAACAAC |
|
Rxrb | M primer | (L) TACGGAGATAGTTACGCGTACG (R) TCCGTATCCTACTCCAACGAA |
(L) GAGGGTTTGGGATTTTGATTAC (R) GAAAATAAAAAAACAACTTTCCCG |
U Primer | (L) GTATGGAGATAGTTATGTGTATGG (R) TTTTTCCATATCCTACTCCAACAA |
(L) GGTTTGGGATTTTGATTATGA (R) CAAAAATAAAAAAACAACTTTCCCA |
M - Methylated, U – Unmethylated, L – Left, R – Right