Table 1 Oligonucleotide primers for real-time PCR analysis

Gene(GenBank ID) Primer sequence(5’ → 3’) Tm(℃) PCR productsize (bps)
Cx26(NM_001004099) (F) TCCTCTTCATCTTCCGCATC(R) CCGTTTCTTTTCGTGTCTCC 55 233
Cx30.3(NM_053984) (F) CCCAATGTCTGCTATGACGA(R) CACAGCAGCCTTGAAGATGA 57 243
Cx31(NM_019240) (F) TTGAGCGGTGTGAACCAGTA(R) TGTTGGAGATGGGGAAGAAG 57 193
Cx31.1(NM_019241) (F) CATCGTCTGCATCCTGCTTA(R) ATGAGGTCGCTTGAGAGGAA 55 165
Cx32(NM_017251) (F) AGAATCATGGTGCTGGTGGT(R) CCTCAAGCCGTAGCATTTTC 57 235
Cx37(NM_021654) (F) AGTGTCTGTACCTTGGATGCC(R) CAGCACACTTAGCCAAGAGC 51 223
Cx40(NM_019280) (F) ATACCATTCAGCCTGGTTGC(R) CGGCCTCTTTAGCTTTCTCA 57 189
Cx43(NM_012567) (F) AGCAAGCTAGCGAGCAAAAC(R) GAGTTCATGTCCAGCAGCAA 55 151
Cx45(NM_001085381) (F) GATCATCCTGGTTGCTACTC(R) GATCCTCTTCATGGTCCTCT 51 173
Ppia(NM_07101.1) (F) GGCAAATGCTGGACCAAACAC(R) TTAGAGTTGTCCACAGTCGGAGATG 59 196
Cx : connexin; Ppia : peptidylprolyl isomerase A (cyclophilin A).