Research Article

Methylation-Associated Gene Silencing of RARB in Areca Carcinogens Induced Mouse Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Primer sets used for RT-PCR, MS-PCR, and bisulfite sequencing.

Primer setsSense primer (5′→3′)Antisense primer (5′→3′)Tm (°C)PCR size (bp)

RARB-Hu-RTAGGAGACTTCGAAGCAAGGTCAAGGGTTCATGTCCTTC60771
Dnmt1-Hu-RTTACCTGGACGACCCTGACCTCCGTTGGCATCAAAGATGGACA60102
Dnmt3a-Hu-RTTATTGATGAGCGCACAAGAGAGCGGGTGTTCCACCCTAACATTGAG64110
Dnmt3b-Hu-RTGGCAAGTTCTCCGAGGTCTCTGTGGTACATGGCTTTTCGATAGGA62112
RARB-Mo-MGGATTAGAGTTTTCGTGCGTCGTACCCCGCCGATACCCAAACG6590
RARB-Mo-UGGATTAGAGTTTTTGTGTGTTGTACCCCACCAATACCCAAACA6290
RARB-Mo-BSCCACCCAACTCCATCAAACTCCCATACAATCAAACATAATCTC58476
RARB-Hu-MATGTCGAGAACGCGAGCGATTCCTCGACCAATCCAACCGAAACG64151
RARB-Hu-UGGATGTTGAGAATGTGAGTGATTTTACTCAACCAATCCAACCAAAACA62155
RARB-Hu-BSGTGTGATAGAAGTAGTAGGAAGGTGATAGAAGTGGTAGGAAG55401

*Hu: human, Mo: mouse, RT: real-time RT-PCR, M: methylated set, U: unmethylated set, BS: bisulfite sequencing.