Table 1 of de Iongh, Mol Vis 2004; 10:566-576.


Table 1. PCR primers

Identification of receptors expressed in postnatal rat lenses by RT-PCR. Primers are listed 5' to 3' along with the size of the fragment amplified. Expression of BMP and activin receptors in RNA isolated from P3 and P21 rat lenses is indicated qualitatively.

  TGFβ                                  Expected     Expression
 family                                 fragment      in P3/P21
receptor        Primers (5'-3')           size      lens (RT-PCR)
--------   --------------------------   --------    -------------
BMPR II    AGGGATGACTTCCTCGCTGC          687 bp          +++
           AACTGGACGCTCATCCAAGG

Alk3       ATGACTCAGCTATACACTTACATCAG    629 bp          +++
(BMPRIA)   CAGGTCTTTCAGTGATTCTCC

Alk6       ATGCTCTTGCGAAGCGCTGG          493 bp          -
(BMPRIB)   TCCAGCCCAATGCTGTACCG

ActRIIA    ATGGGAACTGCTGCAAAGTTG         872 bp          ++
           ACAAAGTTCATTCCAAGAGACC

ActRIIB    GTATTTCTGCTGTGAAGG            455 bp          ++
           GACTGCTTGTCCTGAAGTGG

Alk1       TTGGGGAGCTTCAGAAGGG           500 bp          -
           CTGTTCAGATGCCTTCAGG

Alk2       TTATACAATGGTCGATGGAGC         482 bp          -
(ActRIA)   TTCAGGCGCTCTTGATTGC

Alk7       CTCAAACTTTACCTGCCAAACC        515 bp          -
           AACGACCTTTTCCTACGATTT

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