Table 2 of Hanna, Mol Vis 2006; 12:961-976.


Table 2. Primer sets against human sequences used in fixed-slice PCR

The primers were used to detect genes from mRNA extracted from fixed retinal slices. The primers used to detect the glutamate transporters (EAAT1through EATT5) are the same used in fresh retinal tissue and are listed in Table 3. "Accession number" represents GenBank accession number for the corresponding human gene. "Location" represents position of initial nucleotide for forward and reverse primer pairs. "Human sequence" represents sequence for design of forward and reverse primers. "Size" represents number of base pairs in expected PCR product.

         Accession                                            Size
 Gene      number    Location     Human sequence (5'-3')      (bp)
------   ---------   --------   ---------------------------   ----
GluR1    NM_000827     2071     F: TGGTGTCTCCCATTGAGAGTGC     188
                       2258     R: AATCATCCCCTCCTCTGTGGTC

GluR2    NM_000826     1559     F: TTTTTGCCTACATTGGGGTCAG     184
                       1742     R: TAGTCTCTGGTTTTCCTTGGGTGC

GluR3    NM_000828     2072     F: CAGACTGAAATTGCATATGGGACC   191
                       2262     R: TCCAGCAGGAAGGCAAACTTTC

GluR4    NM_000829     2068     F: TGAAAAGATGTGGACCTACATGCG   186
                       2253     R: GAATCCAGATTTCCTCCCACTTTC

GluR5    NM_000830     2428     F: TCTGGCTGCCTTCTTGACAGTAG    204
                       2631     R: TCACTGTTTCTTACCAGGGCGG

GluR6    NM_021956     1977     F: GACAGTGGAACGCATGGAATCC     206
                       2182     R: CTCGCTGGATTCCTTCTTCATTAC

GluR7    NM_000831     2153     F: CTGATGACCTGGCCAAGCAAAC     232
                       2384     R: TTCCTCTGCGTGACGTACTCGATG

KA1      NM_014619     2218     F: GGGAATCGCCAGGGTGTTGAATCC   216
                       2433     R: TTCAGGATCTCCAGGCGGTTGTTC

KA2      NM_002088     2194     F: CTCAACTGCAACCTCACCCAGATC   205
                       2398     R: CCAAACCTTTAGCTCGATGGTCC

mGluR1   NM_000838     2900     F: AATGGCAAGTCTGTGTCATGGTC    186
                       3085     R: GCTGGTATCTGAAAAGGTCAGGC

mGluR2   NM_000839     2043     F: CCATCTGCCTGGCACTTATCTC     199
                       2241     R: AAGGCATAAAGCGTGCAGAGC

mGluR3   NM_000840     2047     F: ATCAAGCACAACAACACACCCTTG   186
                       2232     R: CAGCAGGGCTGAGTAACAGATAGC

mGluR4   NM_000841     2683     F: ACATGCCCAAAGTCTACATCATCC   199
                       2881     R: TAAGTCTGTTTGGTGGCCAGCG

mGluR5   NM_000842     2019     F: TGGCATCTGCCTGGGCTACTTATG   205
                       2223     R: ACAGGCACTCATGCCTCTGGGC

mGluR6   NM_000843     2302     F: AGGTGGTGGGGATGATAGCATG     190
                       2491     R: TTGATGGCGTACACTGTGCACG

mGluR7   NM_000844     2005     F: CTGGGCTGTGATTCCTGTCTTC     225
                       2229     R: AAGCCCAAGAAAACTCGCCG

mGluR8   NM_000845     2001     F: CTCCTTCCGACGGGTCTTCCTA     181
                       2181     R: AAGGAGCTGGACGGAGATGA

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