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Table 1 Primer sequences used to detect mRNA in mouse costal cartilage explants

From: Prostaglandin E2 synthesis in cartilage explants under compression: mPGES-1 is a mechanosensitive gene

Genes

Temperature (°C)

Genbank ID

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Amplicon length (bp)

HPRT

58

NM_013556

5'-gctggtgaaaaggacctct-3'

5'-cacaggactagaacacctgc-3'

249

COX-1

58

BC005573

5'-ctttgcacaacacttcacccacc-3'

5'-agcaacccaaacacctcctgg-3'

285

COX-2

58

NM_011198

5'-gcattctttgcccagcactt-3'

5'-agaccaggcaccgaccaaaga-3'

299

COX-3

58

AY547265

5'-tgaacgctaggctcaactctc-3'

5'-ggttctggcacggatagtaac-3'

349

cPGES

58

AY281130

5'-agtcatggcctaggttaac-3'

5'-tgtgaatcatcatctgctcc-3'

196

mPGES-1

58

NM_022415

5'-ctgctggtcatcaagatgtacg-3'

5'-cccaggtaggccacgtgtgt-3'

294

mPGES-2

58

BC004846

5'-aagacatgtcccttctgc-3'

5'-ccaagatgggcactttcc-3'

133

15-PGDH

58

NM_008278

5'-gccaaggtagcattggtggat-3'

5'-cttccgaaatggtctacaact-3'

164

  1. 15-PGDH, NAD+-dependent 15 hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase; COX, cyclooxygenase; HPRT, hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase; cPGES, cytosolic PGES; mPGES, microsomal PGES; PGES, prostaglandin E synthase.