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Table 1 List of primer sequences used for qPCR [26]

From: Myometrial progesterone hyper-responsiveness associated with increased risk of human uterine fibroids

Gene

Name

Function

Forward primer (5–3)

Reverse primer (5--3)

FOXO1A

Forkhead box O1A

Transcription factor in induction of apoptosis

AAGAGCGTGCCCTACTTCAA

CTGTTGTTGTCCATGGATGC

Bcl2

B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2

Block apoptotic

AGTTATCGGCTTCAGTGGTCT

CTGCCCGCTTCCTAGCTTG

SCGB2A2

Secretoglobin, family 2A, member 2

A uteroglobin-related genes

ACCATGAAGTTGCTGATGGTC

GGCATTTGTAGTGGCATTGTC

 

Control cell cycle and DNA replication.

CIDE

cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector c

Induce apoptosis

AAGTCCCTTAGCCTTCTCTACC

CCTTCCTCACGCTTCGATCC

CAPN6

Calpain 6

It is calcium-activated cysteine proteinases

GGAAGCGTCCACAGGACATTT

TCATTGCCTTGTTCCCCAATC

CYP26a1

cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily a, polypeptide1

RA catabolizing enzyme

AGAGCAATCAAGACAACAAGTTAG

ATCGCAGGGTCTCCTTAAT

ALDH1a1

Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1, subfamily A1

RA synthesis enzymes

GCACGCCAGACTTACCTGTC

CCTCCTCAGTTGCAGGATTAAAG

ADH5

Aldehyde dehydrogenase family5

RA synthesis enzymes

ATGGCGAACGAGGTTATCAAG

CATGTCCCAAGATCACTGGAAAA

MT1E

Metallothionein 1E

Metallothioneins (MTs) family that bind to heavy metal ions and minimize reactive oxygen species.

GCAAGTGCAAAAAGTGCAAAT

CACTTCTCTGACGCCCCTTT

MT2A

Metallothionein 2A

TCGGACAAGTGCAGCTGCTG

CCCTCCCAGTTCAATCCCTC

MTG2

Metallothionein G2

TGGGACACAAACCTCAAATG

TGATGAGCCTATGCAGACAC

KlK6

 

Regulation of the inflammatory process

CCAAACTCTCTGAACTCATCCAG

GTGTCAGGGAAATCACCATCTG

HHI ()

Indian hedgehog

down regulation of cellular division

AACTCGCTGGCTATCTCGGT

GCCCTCATAATGCAGGGACT

Calcitonin

 

Reduce production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, protective factor in ischemia

CCTATCCAACAATAGAGCCCAAG

TGCATTCGGTCATAGCATTTGTA

MMP11

Matrix metalloproteinases

Regulate cell-cell interactions and release the growth factors

AGACACCAATGAGATTGCAC

GCACCTTGGAAGAACCAAATG