Table 1.
Information of oligonucleotide primers used for quantitative real-time PCR analysis

Gene (GenBank ID) Primer sequence (5’ → 3’) Tm (°C) PCR product size (bps)
Cx30.3 (NM_053984) (forward) CCCAATGTCTGCTATGACGA 57 243
(reverse) CACAGCAGCCTTGAAGATGA
Cx31 (NM_019240) (forward) TTGAGCGGTGTGAACCAGTA 57 193
(reverse) TGTTGGAGATGGGGAAGAAG
Cx31.1 (NM_019241) (forward) CATCGTCTGCATCCTGCTTA 55 165
(reverse) ATGAGGTCGCTTGAGAGGAA
Cx32 (NM_017251) (forward) AGAATCATGGTGCTGGTGGT 57 235
(reverse) CCTCAAGCCGTAGCATTTTC
Cx37 (NM_021654) (forward) AGTGTCTGTACCTTGGATGCC 51 223
(reverse) CAGCACACTTAGCCAAGAGC
Cx40 (NM_019280) (forward) ATACCATTCAGCCTGGTTGC 57 189
(reverse) CGGCCTCTTTAGCTTTCTCA
Cx43 (NM_012567) (forward) AGCAAGCTAGCGAGCAAAAC 55 151
(reverse) GAGTTCATGTCCAGCAGCAA
Cx45 (NM_001085381) (forward) GATCATCCTGGTTGCTACTC 51 173
(reverse) GATCCTCTTCATGGTCCTCT
Ppia (forward) GGCAAATGCTGGACCAAACAC 59 196
(reverse) TTAGAGTTGTCCACAGTCGGAGATG
Cx : connexin; Ppia : peptidylprolyl isomerase A (cyclophilin A).