Research Article

Methylation of the Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Gene Promoter in BeWo Cells: Relationship to Gene Activity

Table 1

Primers used for quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) and bisulfite sequencing.

Primers for CRH mRNA qRT-PCR

Forward5′-TCCCATCTCCCTGGATCTCAC-3′GeneBank number NM_00756
Reverse5′-GTGAGCTTGCTGTGCTAACTGCT-3′

Primers for CRH promoter bisulfite sequencing

1st PCRForward5′-TTTGGGAAATTTTATTTAAGAATTTTT-3′
Reverse5′-CTAAATTTCTCCACTCCAAAACCTA-3′
2nd (nested) PCRForward5′-GTTAATGGATAAGTTATAAGAAGTTTTT-3′
Reverse5′-TCCACTCCAAAACCTAAAATAAAAT-3′