Research Article

β-Catenin Regulation in Sporadic Colorectal Carcinogenesis: Not as Simple as APC

Table 1

Forward and reverse sequences of primers for all genes and their annealing temperatures.

Gene of interestForward sequenceReverse sequenceAnnealing temp (°C)

-catenin5′-CTGACTTTGCTTGCTTGA-35′-CACTATAACTTAACACTACGAG-3′60

COX-25′-GAAGCCAATTCAGTAGGT-3′5′-ACGAAGTGATGAGAAGAC-3′57

PPAR5′-AGGTTTGCTGAATGTGAAG-3′5′-AATCTGTCTGAGGTCTGTC-3′60

IL-17A5′-CCACACTCCCCAAAGCAGTT-3′5′-TGACATGCCATTCCTCAGGG-3′53

Reference genesForward sequenceReverse sequenceAnnealing temp (°C)

ALUSq5′-CATGGTGAAACCCCGTCTCTA-35′-GCCTCAGCCTCCCGAGTAG-3′60

ALUSx5′-TGGTGAAACCCCGTCTCTACTAA-3′5′-CCTCAGCCTCCCGAGTAGCT-3′60

SF3A1Commercial primer, obtained from GeNorm™ Normalization kit. (Primer Design, UK)60