Table 1 Sequences of primers and conditions used in real-time qPCR.

From: Progesterone prevents epithelial-mesenchymal transition of ovine amniotic epithelial cells and enhances their immunomodulatory properties

Gene

Forward Sequence

Reverse Sequence

Annealing Temperature (°C)

Vimentin

5′-GACCAGCTCACCAACGACA-3′

5′-CTCCTCCTGCAACTTCTCCC-3′

65.2

Snail

5′-GTCGTGGGTGGAGAGCTTTG-3′

5′-TGCTGGAAAGTGAGCTCTGG-3′

66.4

Twist

5′-GCCGGAGACCTAGATGTCATTG-3′

5′-CCACGCCCTGTTTCTTTGAAT-3′

66.9

Oct4

5′-CTGCAGAAGTGGGTGGAGGAA-3′

5′-CTGCAGTGTGGGTTTCGGGCA-3′

68.7

Sox2

5′-CACCCGCATGTACAACATGAT-3′

5′-TCTTAGGATTCTCTTGGGCCA-3′

67.7

Nanog

5′-TGGATCTGCTTATTCAGGACAG-3′

5′-TGCTGGAGGCTGAGGTATTTC-3′

65.4

IL-1β

5′-ACGAACATGTCTTCCGTGAT-3′

5′-ACCAGGGATTTTTGCTCTCT-3′

62.1

IL-6

5′-ACCTGGACTTCCTCCAGAAC-3′

5′-TTGAGGACTGCATCTTCTCC-3′

62.0

IL-12

5′-TCAAACCAGACCCACCCAAG-3′

5′-CACAGATGCCCATTCACTCC-3′

65.6

IL-10

5′-CCAGGATGGTGACTCGACTAG-3′

5′-TGGCTCTGCTCTCCCAGAAC-3′

65.3

IL-4

5′-AAGCCCTCAGCTAAGCATGT-3′

5′-AGGCATCACAGGCTCAAGTC-3′

63.2

TGF-β

5′-GAAGTCTAGCTCGCACAGCA-3′

5′-CACGTGCTGCTCCACTTTTA-3′

64.0

MMP-1

5′-AAGATGTGGAGACGGTGCAG-3′

5′-CAGTCACTCTCAGCCCGAAG-3′

65.2

MMP-2

5′-ACATACAGGATCATTGGCTACACA-3′

5′-CGAAGGCATGAGCCAGGAG-3′

64.2

MMP-13

5′-GCCAGAACTTCCCAACCGTA-3′

5′-GTGAAGGGCTGCACTGATCT-3′

64.5

GAPDH

5′-TCGGAGTGAACGGATTTGGC-3′

5′-CCGTTCTCTGCCTTGACTGT-3′

64.4