Research Article

Aquaporin-6 Expression in the Cochlear Sensory Epithelium Is Downregulated by Salicylates

Table 1

Primer sequences used for semiquantitative and real time reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

GenePrimer sequencesSize (bp)ReferencesAccession number

𝛽 -actin*Forward 5 -CAGATCATGTTTGAGACCTT- 3 509[18]NM_007393
Reverse 5 -CGGATGTCMACGTCACACTT- 3
AQP1Forward 5 -TGCGTTCTGGCCACCACTGAC- 3 327[19]NM_007472
Reverse 5 -GATGTCGTCAGCATCCAGGTC- 3
AQP2Forward 5 -GTTGCCATGTCTCCTTCCTT- 3 441This studyNM_009699
Reverse 5 -GGAACAGCAGGTAGTTGTAG- 3
AQP4Forward 5 -TTTCAAAGGAGTCTGGACTC- 3 383[20]NM_009700
Reverse 5 -TTCCATGAACCGTGGTGACT- 3
AQP6Forward 5 -CTGCCATGATTGGAACCTCT- 3 309This studyNM_175087
Reverse 5 -CTGTGTCCTCAGAGTTTGTC- 3 DQ_826418
AQP6a-bForward 5 -ACTGGCTGTTCCATGAACCC- 3 727 (a),[14]NM_175087
Reverse 5 -AGGAAGTGGCCAGGAGGTACT- 3 364 (b)DQ_826418
AQP7Forward 5 -TTTGCAGGCGGAGACCTGTT- 3 437[21]NM_007473
Reverse 5 -CTCTGAGGATCCTGTGGTAT- 3

*In real time RT-PCR experiments 𝛽 -actin primers were Mm_Actb_2_SG, QuantiTect Primer Assay QT01136772, Qiagen. AQP6a-b, aquaporin-6 variants a and b. (a) and (b): AQP6 variant a and variant b.