Table 1 Primers Used in This Study.

From: C/EBPβ regulates Vegf gene expression in granulosa cells undergoing luteinization during ovulation in female rats

Gene

Primer (5′ to 3′)

Amplification Size (bp)

RT-PCR

    Vegf (rat)

For, CACTGGACCCTGGCTTTACT

Rev, GACGTCCATGAACTTCACCA

111

    Hif1α (rat)

For, TGGTGCTAACAGATGATGGTG

Rev, CATGGTCACATGGATGGGTA

123

    Gapdh (rat)

For, CTCATGACCACAGTCCATGC

Rev, TTCAGCTCTGGGATGACCTT

155

    VEGF (human)

For, CCTTGCTGCTCTACCTCCAC

Rev, GCAGTAGCTGCGCTGATAGA

119

    GAPDH (human)

For, AGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTCA

Rev, GGTCATTGATGGCAACAA

99

ChIP-qPCR

    Vegf promoter of C/EBPβ binding region

For, ATCCTACCCGGAGTTGGTG

Rev, ACTAAGGCCAGTGTGCCAAT

125

    Vegf promoter of HIF1α binding region -1

For, GAACAAGGGCTTCTGTCTGC

Rev, GGAAGCCGAGCAGTTAGTCA

120

    Vegf promoter of HIF1α binding region -2

For, TACTTGCCTTCCACGTAGCC

Rev, CCCAACAGTTGCTTGTTTGA

80

    Vegf promoter of HIF1α binding region -3

For, GAGTCTGCGTGAGGAAGGAC

Rev, CCTGGTCTTCTCCCCTACCT

102

Luciferase assay

    −1171/+115

For, GGTACCGAGGGAGCCTTACCTCTACTCC

Rev, AAGCTTGGCTGATGAGTCCGTTGAAT

1286

    −976/+115 (ΔC/EBPβ)

For, GGTACCGAACAAGGGCTTCTGTCTGC

Rev, AAGCTTGGCTGATGAGTCCGTTGAAT

1091

    −1171/+115 (Mutation of HREs)-1

For, GCATACTCTGGCTTCCACAGGTCGTCTCCCTCCG

Rev, GAAGCCAGAGTATGCACTGTGGAGTCTGGCAGAG

1286

    −1171/+115 (Mutation of HREs) -2

For, GCCTTCAGAGTAGCCCCCCGCCCCATA

Rev, GGCTACTCTGAAGGCAAGTATGCTTAT

1286

    −1171/+115 (Mutation of HREs)-3,4

For, GTGCTCTCTCTCATGTGCGTGTGTGTCTGGGTATAGTGTG

Rev, CATGAGAGAGAGCACTCACATTGACACACGCGTCCTTCC

1286