Research Article

Effect of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Homocysteine Metabolism through Regulating the Gene Expressions Involved in Methionine Metabolism

Table 1

The primers used in real time PCR.

GenBank Acc.SymbolPrimer

NM_030850.1Bhmt F: TGCGCAGTGCGTTTGGTAAR: AGGGCGTGGCTCATCAAGTAAG
NM_019179.1Tyms F: AAGAATCATCATGTGTGCCTGGAAR: TCCTGACCGCTGGTAAAGCTG
NM_017201.1Sahh F: TGTGGACCCACCCAGACAAATAR: CAGCTTGGTCAGCTTGACGTTC
NM_017127.1Chka F: GGACCAGTTCCACATCAGTGTCAR: GAGGTTCATCACCAACACTGGCTA
NM_017084.1Gnmt F: GCCAGCGACAAGATGCTGAAR: GACAGCGTCAAAGCCATCTCC
NM_017074.1Cse F: CAGTGATGTTGTCATGGGCTTAGTGR: CATCCGGATCTGCAGTGTCTTC
NM_013003.1Pemt F: AGGAGTCCAGAGTGACCACATTTCR: CACGTAGACGAGTGCCACCA
NM_012860.2Mat1a F: CCGAGCGAGAGCTACTAGAGGTTGR: CCGAAATGACCATAGCATGCAG
NM_012522.2Cbs F: TGCATTATCGTGATGCCTGAGAAR: GGGAATCGAATCTGGCGTTG
NM_001107894.1Etnk1 F: TGAGTTTATCCAGGGTGAAGCTTTGR: TCCAGCCATTGTGTGCATGA
NM_001039003.1Mtrr F: CAAAGTATGTGCAAGACAACCTCCAR: TGATTTCTACAAGGGCGTCGTG
NM_001009349.1Mthfs F: AATCACATGGACATGGTGAGGCTAR: CAGCCGGTTGCCATCTTTG
NM_001007699.1Cept1 F: TGCAAGGATACTGGGAATGGCTAR: AGGCGATGTAAGCCCACAGAG
NM_198731.2Chdh F: CATCCCTGTGGTGTGCCATCR: TGTGTGCAAGCATGCTGAATGTA
NM_030864.1Mtr F: ACTTGCGCAAACTCCGCTATGR: TGCCAAGGATTCTGTCAACCTG
NM_022698.1Bad F: GGCAGCCAATAACAGTCATCAR: GGTACGAACTGTGGCGACTC
XM_342975.4Mthfr F: AGCTTGAAGCCACCTGGACTGTATR: AGACTAGCGTTGCTGGGTTTCAGA
NM_031144.2Actb F: GGAGATTACTGCCCTGGCTCCTAR: GACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTTGCTG

Mthfr: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Sahh: S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase; Bhmt: betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase; Cbs: cystathionine beta synthase; Mat1a: methionine adenosyltransferase I, alpha; Pemt: phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase; Cse: cystathionine gamma-lyase; Chka: choline kinase alpha; Tyms: thymidylate synthetase; Chdh: choline dehydrogenase; Gnmt: glycine N-methyltransferase; Mthfs: 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase; Mtr: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase; Cept1: choline/ethanolamine phosphotransferase 1; Mtrr: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase reductase; Bad: betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase; Etnk1: ethanolamine kinase 1.