Research Article

Differential Expression of Myogenic Regulatory Factor Genes in the Skeletal Muscles of Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1818) from Amazonian Black and Clear Water

Table 1

Primer sequences used for RT-PCR and qRT-PCR reactions of myod, myf5, myogenin (MyoG), and mrf4 amplifications.

PrimersSequences (5′-3′)Genes Design

MDLECTAACCAGAGGCTGCCHAAGmyod Ictalurus furcatus
MDRICATGCCATCWGAGCAGTTGGmyod Ostariophysi
Myf5FBGCACGTGCGGGCTCCTGmyf5 Danio rerio
Myf5REGGACAAACACTGCAAACTGGmyf5 D. rerio
MGLGTGGAGCTTTTYGAGACCAACmyog Cyprinus carpio
MGRFAGATTGGCTTGCTCCGAAGAmyog I. furcatus
MRF4-3TACCAAGGAAATGACAGCCCTCCAmrf4 Sternopygus macrurus
MRF4-4TCAACAATTGAGGAGAGGCGACGAmrf4 S. macrurus
TambMyoD1 GCCTGCAGGGACTCGATGTAmyod C. macropomum*
TambMyoD2 GCTGCCCAAGGTGGAGATCmyod C. macropomum*
Myf5RT2f GGCGCAGGCTGAAGAAGGTCAAmyf5 C. macropomum*
Myf5RT2r GCGCCATCCAGTACATTGAGAmyf5 C. macropomum*
TambMyoG1 GCGCCATCCAGTACATTGAGAmyog C. macropomum*
TambMyoG2 GCTCATGTTCCTGCTGGTTGAmyog C. macropomum*
F4RT2f GTGCTGCGTGTTGATCTGCGTmrf4 C. macropomum*
F4RT1r AGGGGCTCAATGGCCTGCTTmrf4 C. macropomum*

Primers used for RT-qPCR amplifications.