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. 2022 Jan 26;322(3):L420–L437. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00536.2020

Table 2.

Primer sequences for real-time qPCR

Gene Primer Sequences (5′ to 3′)
Markers of differentiation
FOXJ1 hqFoxJ1-F1: ATCTACAAGTGGATCACGGAC
hqFoxJ1-R1: GAGGCACTTTGATGAAGCAC
MCIDAS hqMcidas-F1: TGAGCAATACTGGAAGGAGG
hqMcidas-R1: CCTGTTTCTGGGTCAATGTC
TP63 hqP63-F1: CGTGAGACTTATGAAATGCTG
hqP63-R1: TGAAGATGGAGACTGTATTGAG
KRT5 hqKrt5-F1: GCAGTACATCAACAACCTCAG
hqKrt5-R1: CTACATCCTTCTTCAGCATCAC
SCGB1A1 hqCCSP-F1: CCTGATCAAGACATGAGGGA
hqCCSP-R1: TAATTACACAGTGAGCTTTGGG
CGRP hqCGRP-F1: GGACTATGTGCAGATGAAGG
hqCGRP-R1: CGTGTGAAACTTGTTGAAGTC
Secretory/goblet cells
MUC5AC hqMuc5AC-F1: GGAACTTCAACAGCATCCAG
hqMuc5AC-R1: GAGCATACTTCTCATTCTCCAC
MUC5B hqMUC5B-F1: TGTTCCTCAACTCCATCTACAC
hqMUC5B-R1: CTGACAAACACCTGCATGAG
MUC1 hqMUC1-F1: AACCTCCAGTTTAATTCCTCTC
hqMUC1-R1: AATTGTACCACCACAGATCC
Ion channels
TMEM16 hqTMEM16-F1: AGACTCTCCTATCCCTTCTCC
hqTMEM16-R1: TCTCATAGACAATCGTGCTCC
SCNN1A hqENaC-F1: TCTCTGCTGGTTACTCACGA
hqENaC-R1: GCTCCTTGAAGAAGATGTTGAC
ATP1A1 hqNaKATPase-F1: ATGTCTATGATTGACCCTCCC
hqNaKATPase-R1: CCCTCTGATATGATGCCCAC
CFTR hqCFTR-F1: CCTATGACCCGGATAACAAGGA
hqCFTR-R1: GAACACGGCTTGACAGCTTTA
ATP12A hqATP12a-F1: GGCACAGACATCATTATGGGTC
hqATP12a-R1: GATGCAGACTTGTCGCTGG
Reference gene
GAPDH hqGAPDH-F1: GGAGCGAGATCCCTCCAAAAT (Tm 61.6)
hqGAPDH-R1: GGCTGTTGTCATACTTCTCATGG (Tm 60.9)

FOXJ1, Forkhead box J1; MCIDAS, multiciliate differentiation and DNA synthesis associated cell cycle protein; TP63, tumor protein P63; KRT5, keratin 5; SCGB1A1, secretoglobin family 1A member 1; CGRP, calcitonin gene-related peptide; MUC5AC, Mucin 5AC; MUC5B, Mucin 5B; MUC1, Mucin 1; TMEM16, transmembrane protein 16; SCNN1A, sodium channel epithelial 1 subunit alpha; ATP1A1, ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 1; CFTR, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; ATP12A, ATPase H+/K+ transporting, nongastric, alpha polypeptide; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.