Table 4 Sequences of the forward and reverse primers used to clone European hamster genes of interest.

From: Gene expression profiling during hibernation in the European hamster

Genes

Reference sequences for primers designa

Forward Primer Sequencesb

Reverse Primer Sequencesc

Cricetus cricetus GenBank Accession Numbersd

Per1

NM_001034125.1: Rattus norvegicus period circadian clock 1 (Per1)

TGTGCACCCCTGGAGCCGCAAGG

TTTCTTGGCCCCCACAGGAACTG

MG598318: [Cricetus cricetus] period circadian clock 1 (Per1) mRNA, partial CDS

Bmal1

AB012600: Rattus norvegicus mRNA for BMAL1b

TAAAACGGATATAACCCCTGGGC CTGCCCTCTGGAGAAGGTGGCCC

TCTGGTTCCCCCTGGAATGCCTG ACCCAGCCCCGCATCTGCTTCCA

MG598320: [Cricetus cricetus] BmalI aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like (Arntl) mRNA, partial CDS

Rev-Erbα

XM_003498212.2: Cricetulus griseus nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 2 (Nr1d2)

GCTCTAACTCTGATGCCAACGG

GCTTTTGAGGTTTTCTTGCTCCAG

MG598307: [Cricetus cricetus] Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 2 (Nr1d2) mRNA, partial CDS

Clock

XM_016980269: Cricetulus griseus clock circadian regulator (Clock)

TCAATTGTTGACAGAGATGACAGTAG

TCTATTGTTCCTCGAAGCATGTGAC

MG598315: [Cricetus cricetus] circadian locomotor output cycles protein kaput (Clock) mRNA, partial CDS

Per2

XM_007622995: Cricetulus griseus period circadian clock 2 (Per2)

ACTGTGATGACAATGGGAAGGAGCT

ATGGAGGCAACTTGGTTAGAGATGT

MG598316: [Cricetus cricetus] Period circadian protein 2 (Per2) mRNA, partial CDS

MT 1

U14110.1: Phodopus sungorus melatonin receptor (Mel-1a)

ATGAAGGGCAATGGTAGCACTCTGCTCAATGCC

CCGTATATAATTGCATTGAGGCAGCTG

MG598322: [Cricetus cricetus] Melatonin receptor 1 A (Mtnr1a) mRNA, complete CDS

MT 2

NM_145712.2: Mus musculus melatonin receptor 1B (Mtnr1b)

TTGTTTGTGGTGAGTCTGGTCTTGG

GCCCATAGACAATGACGTTAAGGCAG

MG598323: [Cricetus cricetus] Melatonin receptor 1B (Mtnr1b) mRNA, partial CDS

GPR50

XM_007631612: Cricetulus griseus G protein-coupled receptor 50 (Gpr50)

CCGAACTGGCTGTATCTTGCAG

TCATACAGCCATCTCATCAGAA

MG598317: [Cricetus cricetus] G protein-coupled receptor 50 (Gpr50) mRNA, partial CDS

QR2

XM_007638944.1: Cricetulus griseus NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 2 (Nqo2)

TGGCAGGTAAGAAAGTGCTCATC/TCACTGGTTCCCTCTCTAATCCTG

TCTTCAGCCGCTTCGCCCATGATGC/TCTTCAGCCGCTTCGCCCATGATGC

KT992792: [Cricetus cricetus] NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 2 mRNA, partial CDS

Tubulin

NM_001243978: Cricetulus griseus tubulin, alpha 1 A (Tuba1a)

ACACCTTCTTCAGTGAGACAGGCG

CCCAAAGATGTCAATGCTGCC

MG598321: [Cricetus cricetus] tubulin alpha 1B (Tuba1b) mRNA, partial CDS

Actin

NM_001244575: Cricetulus griseus actin beta (Actb)

CCCATTGAACACGGCATTGTC

CGACATCCGCAAAGACCTCTATG

MG598319: [Cricetus cricetus] actin beta (Actb) mRNA, partial CDS

SIRT1

XM_005070811.1: Mesocricetus auratus sirtuin 1 (Sirt1)

GTCATAGGTTAGGTGGTGAATATGCC

CACAGGAACTAGAGGATAAGATGTCGTC

MG598314: [Cricetus cricetus] sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) mRNA, partial CDS

TXNIP

XM_003498621.2: Cricetulus griseus thioredoxin interacting protein (Txnip)

CGACTCAGGAGGCAAAGAAAAAC

CAATCACCAGGGGAAGGTCAAG

MG598310: [Cricetus cricetus] Thioredoxin interacting protein (Txnip) mRNA, partial CDS.

PPARα

XM_007621010.1: Cricetulus griseus peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (Ppara)

GAATAAGTGCCAATACTGCCGC

CATACGCTATCAGCATCCCGTC

MG598312: [Cricetus cricetus] Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (Ppara) mRNA, partial CDS

PGC1α

XM_007620649.1: Cricetulus griseus peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha (Ppargc1a)

TTTGATGTGTCGCCTTCTTGC

GGTGTAACGGTAGGTGATGAAACC

MG598311: [Cricetus cricetus] Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha (Ppargc1a) mRNA, partial CDS.

FGF21

XM_007638697.1: Cricetulus griseus fibroblast growth factor 21 (Fgf21)

TGGACTGGATGAAATCTGGAGTTG

AAGGTCCCACCATGCTCAGTGG

MG598309: [Cricetus cricetus] Fibroblast growth factor 21 (Fgf21) mRNA, partial CDS

Ob-R

XM_007632623.1: Cricetulus griseus leptin receptor (Lepr)

GCCTGTCTTTCCAGAGAATAACCTTC

CGGCACTCACTTTACTCATTGGC

MG598308: [Cricetus cricetus] Leptin receptor (Lepr) mRNA, partial CDS

UCP1

NM_001281332.1: Mesocricetus auratus uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp1), mRNA

TCTACGATACTGTCCAGGAGTACTTC

CAGTCCACCGTCTGCCTCGACT

MG598313: [Cricetus cricetus] Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) mRNA, partial CDS

  1. To obtain the sequences of the unpublished genes of interest, forwardb and reversec primers were designed using published sequencesa. These sequences have been submitted to GenBankd.