Table 1 Sequences of PCR primers.

From: Molecular characterization and expression profile of the estrogen receptor α gene during different reproductive phases in Monopterus albus

No

Purpose

primer

5′ to 3′ sequence

1

Partail cDNA PCR

ERα F1

TATGTGCCCAGCAACCAATC

ERα R1

CCTTCGTTCCTGTCCAGTATG

2

5′ RACE PCR

ERα R2

CCTCCGATTTCTGTCTATGGTA

ERα R3

GCCCACTTCATAACACTTCCTA

3

3′ RACE PCR

ERα F2

TGAGATCTTCGACATGCTGC

ERα F3

TGGCTGTGTTGAGGGCATGG

4

Quantitative RT-PCR

ERα F4

GCCAGGCTTGTCGTCTTAGG

ERα R4

TCCTTCACCACCGCCATTA

5

β-Actin

F1

ACTTTGAGCAAGAAATGGGAACT

R1

GGACTCAGGGCAACGGAAC

6

ISH probe

ERα F5

GACTATGCTGCTCCAACCC

ERα R5

CCCAAATTCCCCCTACTACA