Research Article

Functional Genetic Variant in ATG5 Gene Promoter in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

PCR primers for the human ATG5 gene promoter.

PCR primersDNA sequencesLocationPositionProducts

Sequencing
ATG5-F15′-GGCATGCTTCCCTAACTTGA-3′106326889−1069 bp649 bp
ATG5-R15′-CCCACCCATCCAAGAGTACA-3′106326241−421 bp
ATG5-F25′-TCTCGATCTCCTGACCTCGT-3′106326375−655 bp658 bp
ATG5-R25′-CACTTCCGCCCTCTGGTAT-3′106325718+103 bp
Functioning
ATG5-F5′-(KpnI)-GGCATGCTTCCCTAACTTGA-3′106326889−1069 bp1172 bp
ATG5-R5′-(HindIII)-CACTTCCGCCCTCTGGTAT-3′106325718+103 bp

PCR primers are designed based on the genomic DNA sequence of the ATG5 gene (NC_000006.12). The transcription start site is at the position of 106325820 (+1).