Research Article

Establishment and Characterization of a Telomerase-Immortalized Sheep Trophoblast Cell Line

Table 1

Primers and conditions used in RT-PCR gene expression.

GeneSequence (5′-3′)CyclesProduct size (bp)Anneal. temp. °C

hTERT3540855
 SenseCGTACATGCGACAGTTCGTG
 AntisenseAGTTCACCACTGTCTTCCGC

enJSRV-env35183660
 SenseATGCCGAAGCGCCGCGCTGGATT
 AntisenseTCACGGGTCGTCCCCCGCAGCTC

syncytin-Rum135201460
 SenseGATGGAGCTGGGTAAGCGAC
 AntisenseTTGTAGCCACGAGTTCCAGG

GAPDH3530055
 SenseGTTTGTGATGGGCGTGAACC
 AntisenseCCAGTGAGCTTCCCGTTGAG

RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; enJSRV-env: endogenous jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus envelope gene; and hTERT: human telomerase reverse transcriptase.