TABLE 1.
List of primer pairs targeting HOX mRNAs
| Genes | Forward (5′ to 3′) | Reverse (5′ to 3′) | Size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOXA1 | TCCTGGAATACCCCATACTTAGCA | GCCGCCGCAACTGTTG | 122 |
| HOXB1 | CTCCTCTCCGAGGACAAGGAA | CTGTCTTGGGTGGGTTTCTCTTAA | 103 |
| HOXD1 | CGACCCCCATCCCTATCTAGAC | TGGAACTCGGAAGCCAACTAAA | 115 |
| HOXA2 | ACAGCGAAGGGAAATGTAAAAGC | GGGCCCCAGAGACGCTAA | 102 |
| HOXB2 | TCCTTGGCCGTCTACTGGAA | AGTGGATTAAACGCTAATTCAGTAATACC | 105 |
| HOXA3 | TGCAAAAAGCGACCTACTACGA | CGTCGGCGCCCAAAG | 126 |
| HOXB3 | CCTGGCCTGAGAGGTTGCT | TCCCGGGCGTGGAATT | 145 |
| HOXD3 | CCATAAATCAGCCGCAAGGAT | ATGGGTCTCAGACTTACCTTTGG | 111 |
| HOXA4 | TCCCCATCTGGACCATAATAGG | GCAACCAGCACAGACTCTTAACC | 101 |
| HOXB4 | TTTTCAGCTTTGGCGAAGATG | ACCGAGGCCCGTCTTCTC | 102 |
| HOXC4 | GGCAGCTACCCCGGGTACT | TGTGAGTTATGTTTTATAACCTGGTAATGTC | 101 |
| HOXD4 | GGCGGGATTCTCTCTCTAAGTATATTATA | GAGCGGTGATTTTCATAAGTTTAATGA | 92 |
| HOXA5 | TCTCGTTGCCCTAATTCATCTTTT | CATTCAGGACAAAGAGATGAACAGAA | 101 |
| HOXB5 | AGCGCCAATTTCACCGAA | GGCTGCTTAGCTGGCTTGC | 76 |
| HOXC5 | AGGTGCAGGCATCCAGGTACT | GGGTTGGCAGCCATGTCTAC | 106 |
| HOXA6 | CCCTCTACCAGGCTGGCTATG | CAGGACCGAGTTGGACTGTTG | 119 |
| HOXB6 | AGCAGCCCCCGTTCCA | AAAGGAGGAACTGTTGCACGAAT | 143 |
| HOXC6 | TCAAACGTGGACCTGAAAGTCA | GGGAAAAGGGCCTGTAGACAA | 126 |
| HOXA7 | CAAAATGCCGAGCCGACTT | TAGCCGGACGCAAAGGG | 146 |
| HOXB7 | TCTTTAATGCTGTCTTTGTGGACTGT | GAACACGCGAGTGGTAGGTTTT | 131 |
| HOXB8 | AACTCACTGTTCTCCAAATACAAAACC | GACGGCCCGTGGTAGAACT | 167 |
| HOXC8 | CGCACCACGTTCAAGACTTCT | TAAGCGAGCACGGGTTCTG | 81 |
| HOXD8 | GATAACTTACAGAGACAGCCGATTTTTAC | CCAATATTACCACTGGACGATTTACA | 92 |
| HOXA9 | CCGAGAGGCAGGTCAAGATC | AAATAAGCCCAAATGGCATCA | 101 |
| HOXB9 | AGGCCGTGCTGTCTAATCAAA | CGAGCGTGCAGCCAGTT | 145 |
| HOXC9 | GGGCCCATCAGTAACTATTACGTG | CGGTGGCCGGAAACCT | 82 |
| HOXD9 | GGGACGCCTCAAAATGTCTTC | GTCGCCCTCATGGCCTATAA | 76 |
| HOXA10 | ACAAGAAATGTCAGCCAGAAAGG | GATGAGCGAGTCGACCAAAAA | 112 |
| HOXC10 | CCTCGCAATGTAACTCCGAACT | ACCCCGCAATTGAAGTCACT | 119 |
| HOXD10 | ATAAGCGCAACAAACTCATTTCG | ATATCGAGGGACGGGAACCT | 101 |
| HOXA11 | ACAGGCTTTCGACCAGTTTTTC | CCTTCTCGGCGCTCTTGTC | 92 |
| HOXC11 | GTGAAGGGAAGTGTCTGATGCA | AATCCGAGCAGCAAGACATTG | 108 |
| HOXD11 | CGGGCTGCGCCTACTATGT | AGGACGACGGTTGGGAAAG | 72 |
| HOXC12 | TAATCTCCTGAATCCCGGGTTT | TGGGTAGGACAGCGAAGGC | 124 |
| HOXD12 | TGTGTGAGCGCAGTCTCTACAGA | CGGCCTCAGGTTGGAGAAG | 92 |
| HOXA13 | AAATGTACTGCCCCAAAGAGCA | ATCCGAGGGATGGGAGACC | 81 |
| HOXB13 | CCACTGGCTGCTGGACTGTT | TATGACTGGGCCAGGTTCTTTG | 118 |
| HOXC13 | AAGGTGGTCAGCAAATCGAAAG | TGGTACAAAGCGGAGACATAAATAGA | 94 |
| HOXD13 | CTGGGCTACGGCTACCACTTC | GCGATGACTTGAGCGCATT | 91 |