Research Article

The Role of DNMT and HDACs in the Fetal Programming of Hypertension by Glucocorticoids

Table 1

Primer specification and qPCR parameters.

Gene targetPrimer sequencesAmplicon size (bp)Amplification conditionscDNA input (ng)Primer input (nM)

PAH
NM_012619.2
F:GCTGCTAAGCTAGACACCTCA
R:CTTGTTTCCTGCCCAAAGTCT
1051. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 60°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 39 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

TH
L22651
F:GCGACAGAGTCTCATCGAGGAT R:AGAGCAGGTTGAGAACAGCATT1501. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

DBH
NM_013158
F:TTCCCCATGTTCAACGGACC
R:GCTGTGTAGTGTAGACGGATGC
2401. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

PNMT
X75333
F:CATCGAGGACAAGGGAGAGTC
R:GCAGCGTCGTGATATGATAC
2191. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 60°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 39 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5300

SP1
D12768.1
F:CAGACTAGCAGCAGCAATACCA R:TGAAGGCCAAGTTGAGCTCCAT2241. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

EGR1
AY551092.1
F:TTTCCACAACAACAGGGAGAC
R:CTCAACAGGGCAAGCATACG
2611. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

GR
NM_012576.2
F:TGCTGGAGGTGATTGAACCC
R:TCACTTGACGCCCACCTAAC
1111. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

Beta actin
NM_031144
F:TCTGTGTGGATTGGTGGCTCT
R:GACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTTG
831. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600

RPL29
NM_017150
F:TGAGAGGTAGGGTCCCGTTT
R:TCAGTTCTGGGACCTGACCA
1441. 95°C, 2 min
2. 95°C, 1 min
3. 58°C, 1 min
4. 72°C, 1 min
5. Plate read
6. Go to line 2, 29 more times
7. Melting curve from 55-95°C, read every 1°C, hold 10 sec
7.5600