Table 2

Characteristics of gene-specific real-time PCR assays

Gene symbol
Gene name
Accession No.
Primer/Probe Sequence [5'→3']
Amplicon Size [bp]
Detection Dye/Probe
PCR Efficiencyd

ACTB
Actin, beta
NM_001101
Forward: agcctcgcctttgccga
Reverse: ctggtgcctggggcg
Probe: F-ccgccgcccgtccacacccgccT-P
174
TMa
1.89
ALAS1
5-Aminolevulinate delta-, synthase 1
NM_000688
LightCycler-h-ALAS
Housekeeping Gene Set
Roche (Cat. No. 03 302 504 001)
127
Hybb
1.97
GAPDH
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
NM_002046
Forward: gaaggtgaaggtcggagtc
Reverse: gaagatggtgatgggatttc
Probe: F-caagcttcccgttctcagccT-P
226
TM
1.99
HMBS
Hydroxymethyl-bilane synthase Alias: Porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD)
NM_000190
LightCycler-h-PBGD
Housekeeping Gene Set
Roche, Cat. No. 03 146 073 001
150
Hyb
1.98
HPRT1
Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase 1
NM_000194
LightCycler-h-HPRT
Housekeeping Gene Set
Roche (Cat. No. 03 261 891 001)
181
Hyb
2.00
PPIA
Peptidylprolyl isomerase A
Alias: Cyclophilin A
NM_021130
Hs_PPIA_1_SG QuantiTect Primer Assay
Qiagen (Cat. No. QT00052311)
121
SGIc
1.84
RPLPO
Ribosomal protein, large, PO
NM_001002
Hs_RPLPO_1_SG QuantiTect Primer Assay
Qiagen (Cat. No. QT00075012)
79
SGI
1.92
SDHA
Succinate dehydrogenase complex,
subunit A, flavoprotein (Fp)
NM_004168
Forward: cactggaggaagcacaccc
Reverse: ccttcccagtgccaacgtccacaat
Probe: F-ccttcccagtgccaacgtccacaaT-P
78
TM
1.92
TBP
TATA box binding protein
NM_003194
Forward: ttcggagagttctgggattgta
Reverse: tggactgttcttcactcttggc
Probe: F-ccgtggttcgtggctctcttatcctcaT-P
227
TM
1.88
TUBB
Tubulin, beta
NM_178014
Hs_TUBB_1_SG QuantiTect Primer Assay
Qiagen (Cat. No. QT00089775)
120
SGI
1.98
ADAM9
ADAM metallopeptidase domain 9,
(meltrin gamma)
NM_003816
Forward: ggtgacagatttggcaattgtg
Reverse: ttgtgccttcgttaaccatcc
Donor probe:
acgcctagtcgaggcaccaaatgttg-6Fl
Acceptor probe:
Cy5.5-gtgtggatttccagctaggatcagatgttcc-P
226
Hyb
1.95

aTM = TaqMan probes are 3'-end F, FAM (6-carboxy-fluorescein) and near 5'-end T, TAMRA (6-carboxy-tetramethyl-rhodamine) labelled and P, phosphorylated

bHyb = Hybridization probes, two different labelled probes are included in the kit (Roche); for target gene see text

cSGI = SYBR® Green I fluorescent dye

dPCR efficiencies were calculated according to Rasmussen [2].

Jung et al. BMC Molecular Biology 2007 8:47   doi:10.1186/1471-2199-8-47