TABLE I.
Primer Pairs Used for PCR to Detect Connexins*
| Connexin | Sense primer | Antisense primer | Size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| mCx26 | TTCCCCATCTCTCACATCC | GCAGAATGCAAATTCCAGAC | 409 |
| hCx26 | AATACAGACTGGATGTACCACC | AAAATTGGAGGCTGAAGG | 300 |
| M&hCx30 | CTACAGACATGAAACTGCCC | CCTCGAAATGAAGCAGTCC | 262 |
| mCx32 | GAAGAGGTAAAGAGACACAAGG | ACGTTGAGGATAATGCAGATG | 266 |
| hCx32 | AAGGTTACTGGGAGTGTG | CTGCTCCAACTTATCTGC | 351 |
| m&hCx36 | GAGCAAACGAGAAGATAAGAAG | TGGATGATGTAGAAGCGG | 195 |
| mCx37 | GGCTGGACCATGGAGCCGGT | CCATAACGAACCTGGATGAAAC | 421 |
| hCx37 | GCAAGTTGTTCTTGAACAC | GTCCTGTTTATTTCAGAAGC | 379 |
| mCx40 | TTGTCACTGTGGTAGCCCTGAGG | TTTGGCAAGTCACGGCAGGG | 311 |
| hCx40 | GGGCTGGAAGAAGATCAGAC | CCATAACGAACCTGGATGAAC | 267 |
| mCx43 | TACCACGCCACCACTGGC | AATCTCCAGGTCATCAGG | 407 |
| hCx43 | GGATTGTCCTTAAGTCCCTG | CACAAGTCCATTGACACCTG | 100 |
| mCx45 | AAAGAGCAGAGCCAACCAAA | GTCCCAAACCCTAAGTGAAGC | 313 |
| hCx45 | CAGTCACCAAAACAACCC | CATCCCCTGATTTGCTAC | 101 |
m, mouse; h, human; bp, base pairs.