Target genes Forward (F) and reverse (R) Primers (5’→3’) Annealing T (ºC)
Caspase-3 F: CAG AGC TGG ACT GCG GTA TTG A 60
(Aboul-Soud et al., 2011)
R: AGC ATG GCG CAA AGT GAC TG
Caspase-9 F: AGC CAG ATG CTG TCC CAT AC 60
(Aboul-Soud et al., 2011)
R: CAG GAG ACA AAA CCT GGG AA
Tp53 F: GTC GGC TCC GAC TAT ACC ACT ATC 60
(Aboul-Soud et al., 2011)
R: CTC TCT TTG CAC TCC CTG GGG G
Bcl2 F: CTC AGT CAT CCA CAG GGC GA 65
(Khalil and Booles, 2011)
R: AGA GGG GCT ACG AGT GGG AT
GAPDH F: GCT GCC TTC TCT TGT GAC AAA GT 60
(Aboul-Soud et al., 2011)
R: CTC AGC CTT GAC TGT GCC ATT
b-Actin F: GTG GGC CGC TCT AGG CAC CAA 65
(Khalil and Booles, 2011)
R: CTC TTT GAT GTC ACG CAC GAT TTC
Table 1: Primers used for RT-PCR