TABLE 1

Primer sequences for target genes measured at the mRNA level by real-time quantitative RT-PCR

TargetForward and Reverse PCR Primer SequencesPCR Product SizeReference
base pair
AHR5′-GCTGTGATGCCAAAGGGCAGCT-3′100New design
5′-TGAAGCATGTCAGCGGCGTGGAT-3′
CYP1A15′-GAATGCCAATGTCCAGCTCTCA-3′115Tijet et al., 2006
5′-TACCAGGTACATGAGGCTCCAA-3′
CYP1A25′-CGAGGGACACCTCACTGAAT-3′93New design
5′-TCCACTGCTTCTCATCATGGTT-3′
CYP1B15′-CTCATCCTCTTTACCAGATACCCG-3′117Vondrácek et al., 2006
5′-GACGTATGGTAAGTTGGGTTGGTC-3′
PORa5′-GCCTGCCTGAGATCGACAAG-3′64Muguruma et al., 2006
5′-GGGTCGCCCTCTCCGTATGT-3′
β-Actin5′-GACCCAGATCATGTTTGAGACCTTC-3′109Tijet et al., 2006
5′-GGAGTCCATCACAATGCCAGTG-3′
  • a The POR primer sequences were originally designed on the basis of the mouse cDNA sequence. The underlined and bolded base was changed to match the rat cDNA sequence.