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Table 1 Forward and reverse primer sequences used on the quantitative PCR and RT-PCR assays

From: Decline of FOXN1 gene expression in human thymus correlates with age: possible epigenetic regulation

Target

Sequence forward (5'-3')

Sequence reverse (5'-3')

Amplicon size (pb)

Reference

FOXN1 (NM_003593.2)

TCCCTCACTCACTGACTTCG (1628–1647)

GTGGCATCGAAGATGATGTC (1746–1727)

119

[72]

DLL1 (NM_005618.3)

TGCAACCAGGACCTGAACTA (1323–1342)

CTCCGTTCTTACAAGGGCTG (1491–1472)

163

*

DLL4 (NM_019074.3)

CAGAGTGTCGGATATCAGCG (2288–2307)

CTCCTGCCTTATACCTCCGT (2402–2383)

115

*

WNT-4 (NM_030761.4)

CAGCAGAGCCCTCATGAACC (647–666)

GCCAGCACGTCTTTACCTCACA (768–747)

122

[73]

HPRT-1 (NM_000194.2)

CCTGGCGTCGTGATTAGTG (183–201)

TCGAGCAAGACGTTCAGTCC (320–301)

138

*

TFRC (NM_001128148.1)

CTAGTGTTCTTCTGTGTGGCAGTT (115–138)

ACAATGGTTCTCCACCAAACAAG (197–175)

83

*

RPL13A (NM_001270491.1)

CGGACCGTGCGAGGTATGCT (244–263)

AGCAGGAACCACCATCCGCT (366–347)

123

*

  1. HPRT-1 (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1), TRFC (transferrin receptor) and RPL13A (ribosomal protein L13a) were used as control housekeeping genes. (*)Designed using the software Primer3 [37]. FOXN1: forkhead box N1; DLL1: Delta-like 1 (Drosophila); DLL4: Delta-like (Drosophila) 4; WNT-4: wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 4.