Research Article

Nodal Promotes the Self-Renewal of Human Colon Cancer Stem Cells via an Autocrine Manner through Smad2/3 Signaling Pathway

Table 1

Primer sequences of genes for RT-PCR.

GenesPrimer sequencesProduct size (bp)Tm (°C)

NodalForward 5′-CCAAGCAGTACAACGCCTAT-3′ 
Reverse 5′-ACCCACATTCTTCCACGA-3′
23451

ALK-4Forward 5′-GCGTGTCTATCACAACCG-3′ 
Reverse 5′-TCAGCAGCAATAAATCCAA-3′
34551

ALK-7Forward 5′-ATAGCGGACTTAGGGTTG-3′ 
Reverse 5′-CTGGTTTGGGATACTTGG-3′
32751

Actr-IIbForward 5′-AGGCTGAGACACGGGAGT-3′ 
Reverse 5′-AGGCTGAGACACGGGAGT-3′
39451

GapdhForward 5′-AATCCCATCACATCTTCC-3′ 
Reverse 5′-CATCACGCCACAGTTTCC-3′
38255