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

Gene (GenBank ID) Primer sequence (5’ → 3’) Tm (°C) Expected PCR size (bps)
Cx26 (Forward) TCCTCTTCATCTTCCGCATC 55 233
(NM_ 001004099) (Reverse) CCGTTTCTTTTCGTGTCTCC
Cx30.3 (Forward) CCCAATGTCTGCTATGAGA 57 243
(NM_053984) (Reverse) CACAGCAGCCTTGAAGATGA
Cx31 (Forward) TTGAGCGGTGTGAACCAGTA 57 193
(NM_019240) (Reverse) TGTTGGAGATGGGGAAGAAG
Cx31.1 (Forward) CATCGTCTGCATCCTGCTTA 55 165
(NM_019241) (Reverse) ATGAGGTCGCTTGAGAGGAA
Cx32 (Forward) AGAATCATGGTGCTGGTGGT 57 235
(NM_017251) (Reverse) CCTCAAGCCGTAGCATTTTC
Cx37 (Forward) AGTGTCTGTACCTTGGATGCC 51 223
(NM_021654) (Reverse) CAGCACACTTAGCCAAGAGC
Cx40 (Forward) ATACCATTCAGCCTGGTTGC 57 189
(NM_019280) (Reverse) CGGCCTCTTTAGCTTTCTCA
Cx43 (Forward) AGCAAGCTAGCGAGCAAAAC 55 151
(NM_012567) (Reverse) GAGTTCATGTCCAGCAGCAA
Cx45 (Forward) GATCATCCTGGTTGCTACTC 51 173
(NM_001085381) (Reverse) GATCCTCTTCATGGTCCTCT
Ppia (Forward) GGCAAATGCTGGACCAAACAC 59 196
(NM_07101.1) (Reverse) TTAGAGTTGTCCACAGTCGGAGATG
Cx : connexin; Ppia : peptidylprolyl isomerase A (a.k.a. cyclophilin A)