Table 1.

Rat transcript cDNA PCR primers and conditions

GenePubMed accession noForward primer and start position for first variantAmplicon lengthAnnealing temperature (°C)Melting temperature (°C)
Reverse primer and start position for first variant
PTGS1 (COX1)NM_017043.3F 5′-AAAGAACCCAATGTCCAGCAAG; 2555 bp152 bp60.880.9
R 5′-GGCTCCCAACCAAAATCGTAG; 2706 bp
PTGS2 (COX2)NM_017232.3F 5′-TTCCAGTATCAGAACCGCATTG; 1069 bp151 bp60.880.3
R 5′-CAGCAAGTCCGTGTTCAAGGA; 1219
PGES1 (Microsomal PGE-synthase-1)NM_021583.2F 5′-GCAACGACATGGAGACGATCT; 263 bp203 bp5884.2
R 5′-CATGGAGAAACAGGCGAACTG; 465 bp
Mgll (MAG Lipase)NM_138502.2F 5′-CATGGAGCTGGGGAACACTG; 262 bp239 bp5881
R 5′-GGAGATGGCACCGCCCATGGAG; 501 bp
PTGER2 (EP2)NM_031088F 5′-CTTGCTCTTCTGTTCTCTGCCG; 537 bp205 bp60.885
R 5′-GCTTCTTTTGCTCCGAAGCTG; 741 bp
PTGER3 (EP3)NM_012704F 5′-TTGTGTCGCGCAGCTATAGAC; 231 bp209 bp6087
R 5′-TCCGAACACTGTCATGGTCAG; 429 bp
PTGER4 (EP4)NM_032076F 5′-TGCTCAGAGAGTCGGAGGACAAT; 1276 bp215 bp6084.5
R 5′-GAAATTCGCAAAGTTCTCAGCG; 1490 bp
CYP19A1 (Aromatase)NM_017085.2F 5′-AACGTGAATCAGTGTATATTGGAAATG; 1495 bp67 bp5677.5
R 5′-CGTACAGAGTGACGGACATGG; 1561 bp
ESR1 (ERα)NM_012689.1F 5′-GAAAGGCGGGATACGAAAAGA; 977 bp59 bp6076.8
R 5′- TCTGACGCTTGTGCTTCAACA; 1035 bp
ESR2 (ERβ)NM_012754.1F 5′-TCTGTCCAGCCACGAATCAG; 1035 bp59 bp6079.1
R 5′-GGCCTGGCAGCTTTTACG; 1093 bp
GAPDHNM_017008.4F 5′-TGGTGAAGGTCGGTGTGAACGG; 77 bp70 bp56–60.880.9
R 5′-TCACAAGAGAAGGCAGCCCTGGT; 146 bp