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Table 2 Sequence of the specific primers used in the quantitative PCR analyses

From: Effects of alfacalcidol on circulating cytokines and growth factors in rat skeletal muscle

Target mRNA

PCR primer sequence 5’ → 3’

T m

Efficiency

R 2

Acession number

18S RNA

Forward: CGAACGTCTGCCCTATCAACTT

Reverse: ACCCGTGGTCACCATGGTA

77.27

102.0

0.998

EU139318.1

α-skeletal actin

Forward: CGACATCGACATCAGGAAGGA

Reverse: GGTAGTGCCCCCTGACATGA

76.37

94.5

1

NM_019212.2

IGF-1 Ea

Forward: AAGCCTACAAAGTCAGCTCG

Reverse: TCAAGTGTACTTCCTTCTGAGTC

78.76

91.3

0.997

NM_178866.4

MAFbx

Forward: TGAAGACCGGCTACTGTGGAA

Reverse: CGGATCTGCCGCTCTGA

75.46

95.5

0.999

NM_133521.1

MuRF-1

Forward: TGCCCCCTTACAAAGCATCTT

Reverse: CAGCATGGAGATGCAATTGC

73.38

98.17

0.998

NM_080903.1

Myostatin

Forward: GGTCCCGGAGAGACTTTGG

Reverse: CGACAGCACCGCGATTC

77.71

96.2

0.999

NM_019151.1

c-myc

Forward: CACAACGTCTTGGAACGTCAGA

Reverse: GCGCAGGGCAAAAAAGC

75.34

91.3

0.998

NM_012603.2

VDR

Forward: CACCCTTGGGCTCTACTCAC

Reverse: CTGTTGCCTCCATCCCTGAA

74.74

112.7

0.98

NM_017058.1

CYP27B1

Forward: CGGGAAAAGGTGTCTGTCCA

Reverse: GTGTCCACTCCAGTAG

75.48

107.2

0.966

NM_053763.1

  1. IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1 Ea, MAFbx muscle atrophy F-box, MuRF-1 muscle RING finger-1, VDR vitamin D receptor