Research Article

HPV16-E6 Oncoprotein Activates TGF- and Wnt/-Catenin Pathways in the Epithelium-Mesenchymal Transition of Cataracts in a Transgenic Mouse Model

Table 1

Sequence of primers used for genotyping, RT-PCR, and RT-qPCR procedures.

Gene symbol Forward Reverse

E6/E7 (gene)TTTTATGCACCAAAAGAGAACTTACCTGCAGGATCAGCCATG
E6/E7 (mRNA)TTTTATGCACCAAAAGAGAACTCAGCATATGGATTCCCATCTC
p21/WAF1TTCAGAGCCCAGGCACCATGGGGACCCAGGGCTCAGGTAGA
COL1A1ATGTTCAGCTTTGTGGACCTCAGTTTGAAGCACAGCACTCG
FN1TGCCTCGGGAATGGAAAGATGGTAGGTCTTCCCATCGCTATA
MMP2TCAAGGACCGGTTTATTTGGCGCGTCAATCTTTTCTGGGAGC
MMP9TCCAGCGTGCCGGAAGCCACGACCATACAGATACTGGATG
Wnt1CAGGGTTCATAGCGATCCATCAAAGAGGGAGGGAGGTAGG
Wnt4CTGGAGAAGTGTGGCTGTGAGGACGTCCACAAAGGACTGT
Wnt5aCTGGCAGGACTTTCTCAAGGGTCTCTCGGCTGCCTATTTG
MTA1AGCCCAACCCAAACCAGGGCAATGCGTGTCAACT
E-cadherinCAGTTCCGAGGTCTACACCTTTGAATCGGGAGTCTTCCGAAAA
GAPDHGGTGAAGGTCGG TGTGAACGCTCGCTCCTGGAAGATGGTG

Amplification conditions for PCR, RT-PCR, and RT-qPCR were 95°C, 30 sec; 60°C, 60 sec; and 72°C, 30 sec; 40 cycles.
Amplification conditions for in situ RT-PCR were 90°C, 30 sec; 60°C, 30 sec; and 72°C, 30 sec; 20 cycles.