Table 1 Oligonucleotide primers used for methylation-sensitive PCR analysis

From: Sp17 gene expression in myeloma cells is regulated by promoter methylation

Primer

Primer sequences

Gene segment amplified HpaII sites

Annealing temperature (°C)

I

5′-CAC CCT TTT GCA GTC CTC GCA GC-3′

From position −186 to −28

60

 

5′-CTC CTT TCT CTC CGA GCT GGT GC-3′

(IA and IB)

 

II

5′-CGC GAC CAT GCT TGC AAG GA-3′

From position –280 to –62

52

 

5′-TTG TTT TTC TAG TTG CTG GG-3′

(II)

 

III

5′-GCC GCC TCA CCT GCA CTT CTG TC-3′

From position –348 to –227

60

 

5′-GAA CCC ACT TTC CCA GTC CTA GG-3′

(III)

 

IV

5′-GCC TCG GTC GGA GAC GCG AGC CC-3′

From position –488 to –285

60

 

5′-GGC TTG TAC TCG GGC TGG TGC TG-3′

(IVA and IVB)

 

V

5′-GGT TCA ACC CAG CAG ACT CCT GC-3′

From position –518 to –362

60

 

5′-ACC CCT GCC CCT CAG CCT GTG CG-3′

(V)

 

VI

5′-ACC TAA CTA GCT TCG CCT CCT TC-3′

From position –693 to –493

60

 

5′-TCT GCA GGA GTC TGC TGG GTT GA-3′

(VI)

 

Control

5′-GGG ACA CAT AGC CAg AGA G-3′

Exon 5, position 377 to 559

52

 

5′-TTC ACA ACA GTA ACG AAT G-3′

  
  1. PCR=polymerase chain reaction.