Research Article

Edible Bird’s Nest Prevents High Fat Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance in Rats

Table 2

Names, accession number, and primer sequences used in the study.

Accession numberLeft sequenceRight sequence

Irs2NM_001168633AGGTGACACTATAGAATAAGGCACTGGAGCCTTACGTACGACTCACTATAGGGAGCAGCACTTTACTCTTTCAC
Kcnj11NM_031358AGGTGACACTATAGAATACTACTTCAGGCAAAACTCTGGTACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAACTTTCCAATATTTCTTTT
InsrNM_017071AGGTGACACTATAGAATAAGCTGGAGGAGTCTTCATGTACGACTCACTATAGGGAAAGGGATCTTCGCTTT
GckNM_001270849AGGTGACACTATAGAATAATCTTTTGCAACACTCAGCGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATTGTTGGTGCCCAGA
PklrNM_012624AGGTGACACTATAGAATATCGGAGGTGGAAATTGGTACGACTCACTATAGGGACTCTGGGCCGATTTT
PrkcdNM_133307AGGTGACACTATAGAATATCAAGAACCACGAGTTCAGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATCTTTCTGGAAGATGGTG
B2mNM_012512AGGTGACACTATAGAATAATGCTTGCAGAGTTAAACAGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATGCATAAAATATTTAAGGTAAGA
Hprt1NM_012583AGGTGACACTATAGAATATCCTCATGGACTGATTATGGTACGACTCACTATAGGGACTGGTCATTACAGTAGCTCTT
Mapk1NM_053842AGGTGACACTATAGAATACATTTTTGAAGAGACTGCTCGTACGACTCACTATAGGGAAACTCTCTGGACTGAAGAAT
PrkczNM_022507AGGTGACACTATAGAATACTTTAACAGGAGAGCGTACTGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATATTGTCATGTTTCCGAGAT
IkbkbNM_053355AGGTGACACTATAGAATACTTGAACTTAAAGCTGGTTCGTACGACTCACTATAGGGAACATTTTACTGTTGTCAAAGAG
Kan(r)
MtorNM_019906AGGTGACACTATAGAATATGGAACTTCGAGAGATGAGGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATCACTTCAAACTCCACATAC
ActbNM_031144AGGTGACACTATAGAATAAACTACATTCAATTCCATCAGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATAAAACGCAGCTCAGTAAC
Pik3r1NM_013005AGGTGACACTATAGAATACATCAGTATTGGCTTACGGTACGACTCACTATAGGGATCATTTACTTCTTCCCTTGA

Housekeeping genes. Normalization gene. Underlined sequences are left and right universal left and right sequences (tags). Internal control supplied by Beckman Coulter Inc (Miami, FL, USA) as part of the GeXP kit. RT conditions were 48°C for 1 min; 37°C for 5 min; 42°C for 60 min; 95°C for 5 min and then hold at 4°C. PCR conditions were initial denaturation at 95°C for 10 min, followed by two-step cycles of 94°C for 30 sec and 55°C for 30 sec, ending in a single extension cycle of 68°C for 1 min.