Research Article

Alpha 1,3-Galactosyltransferase Deficiency in Pigs Increases Sialyltransferase Activities That Potentially Raise Non-Gal Xenoantigenicity

Table 1

Primer sequences used for real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

GenesPrimer sequences (5′–3′)

CMAH full-lengthForward: gaaagaccaagtcgggaaca
Reverse: cttccagtcaggtggtgtga
CMAH variant 2Forward: gagcttcaggctttccaatg
Reverse: tccagccatacttgtctgct
CMAH variant 3Forward: gatggcgttcatcctgaga
Reverse: ccaactccttggcatcattt
ST3Gal 1Forward: gcatcctctccgtgatcttc
Reverse: caagatggttgtcacgttgg
ST3Gal 3Forward: gcttcaagtggcaggacttc
Reverse: atgaggccattgttgaaagg
ST3Gal 4Forward: gccatcaccagctattccat
Reverse: gtgggcagattcagggtaga
ST6Gal 1Forward: tgtgtgaccaggtggatgtt
Reverse: tcccaagcaggtagatgtcc
ST6GalNAc 5Forward: cccgatgaatgcacaatgta
Reverse: cctcagaacacgggtttgtt
pH2AFZForward: ggtaaggctgggaaggactc
Reverse: gatgcatttcctgccaattc