Table 1.

List of primer pairs that were used for mRNA analyses in WT and HET retinae and optic nerves via RT-qPCR. To normalize the ECM expression data, the expression of the housekeeping genes β-actin (Actb) and cyclophilin D (Ppid) was assessed. The table shows the primer names, gene names, primer sequences, GenBank accession numbers, and product sizes. Abbreviations: bp—base pairs, for—forward, rev—reverse.

Primer Name	Gene Name	Primer Sequence	GenBank Accession Number	Product Size (bp)
β-actin_for	Actb	ctaaggccaaccgtgaaaag	NM_007393.5	104
β-actin_rev		accagaggcatacagggaca
Aggrecan_for	Acan	ccagcctacaccccagtg	NM_007424.3	66
Aggrecan_rev		gagggtgggaagccatgt
Brevican_for	Bcan	tcaatgtctactgcttccgaga	NM_007529.2	72
Brevican_rev		catctgaggctgggctagag
Cyclophilin D_for	Ppid	aaggatggcaaggattgaaa	NM_026352.4	105
Cyclophilin D_rev		ctttaagcaattctgcctgga
Fibronectin_for	Fn1	gccaccggagtctttactacc	NM_010233.2	61
Fibronectin_rev		cctcggtgttgtaaggtgga
Laminin α4_for	Lama4	tgtttgttggaggtgttcca	NM_010681.4	130
Laminin α4_rev		ctgaccagggcagctttact
Laminin β2 _for	Lamb2	tttcatttcacccacctcatt	NM_008483.3	77
Laminin β2 _rev		aagtctgcagaacgctccac
Laminin γ 3 _for	Lamc3	gctgacctcagaagcacaca	NM_011836.4	70
Laminin γ 3 _rev		cacagtgctcagcccaga
RPTPβ/ζ CA_for	RPTPβ/ζ	gaatcctgcagagcttcctc	NM_011219.2	74
RPTPβ/ζ CA_rev		gtagtatccataagcccagtcca
RPTPβ/ζ PTP1_for		ttgacggttccttcatgttg	NM_001311064.1	101
RPTPβ/ζ PTP1_rev		ttgacggttccttcatgttg
Tenascin-C_for	Tnc	cagggatagactgctctgagg	NM_001369211.1	90
Tenascin-C_rev		cattgtcccatgccagattt
Tenascin-R_for	Tnr	gatggaagccgcaaagag	NM_022312.3	68
Tenascin-R_rev		tctgacaggccctctagtcg