Table 4 PCR primers used in this study.

From: Abnormal Hypermethylation of the VDAC2 Promoter is a Potential Cause of Idiopathic Asthenospermia in Men

Name

Site

Primer sequence (5′–3′)

Annealing temp. (°C)

Product size (bp)

CpGs (n)

CpG island-1

−1337~−1059

F: TTTAATATTTTGGTTAATATGGGTGAAATTT

70.4

279

14

R: AAAACTCCCAAAACACTCATCTATC

CpG island-2

−163~ +76

F: TTTATAATTTAGAGGAGGTTGGGTT

70.1

250

12

R: CTACCCTCTTTTCCCACCTTAATATA

CpG island-3

+123~ +476

F: TTTTTGGGTTGGGAAAGAGA

70.4

354

37

R: AACTACTAAACCTTAAATCAAACAAC

CpG island-4

+630~ +953

F: TTTAAGGTTTTGTTTGGGAGAGGATAG

69.8

324

35

R: ACTAAAATCAAAAAACCAAAAAAAA

CpG island-5

+933~ +1229

F: TTTTGTTTTTTTGATTTTAGTTTAT

70.0

297

20

R: AACCTTAATTCCCCATTTAAAATCC

VDAC2

F: AGAGAAGCGGTCCCTCAGAA

68.9

100

R: AAACAAAGCCCTGCATAGGGT

β-actin

F: TCACCCACACTGTGCCCATCTACGA

72.3

295

R: CAGCGGAACCGCTCATTGCCAATGG