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Table 3 Details of qPCR and genotyping assay primers and conditions

From: Genes within the serotonergic system are differentially expressed in human brain

Gene

Assay on demand ID

Genotype variant

Genotype detection method

Genotyping primers (forward and reverse)

Size (bp)

Temp

°C

MgCl2

(mM)

TPH1

Hs00188220_m1

T-346G

MslI enzyme

digest

5'CTTCGTTATGTGTACAGTCC-3'

5'TAGGACTGCAGTGCTTCTC-3'

G = 365

T = 305+60

59

2

TPH2

Hs00542783_m1

G-703T

Taqman allelic discrimination

5'ACACTCACACATTTGCATGCAC-3'

5'CATTGACCAACTCCATTTTATGTTAATAAGCT-3'

   
    

TPH2 taqman genotyping probe sequences:

VIC-CTTGACATATTCTAATTTT

FAM-ACTTGACATATTATAATTTT

   

5-HT2A

Hs00167241_m1

A-1438G

MspI enzyme digest

5'AAGCTGCAAGGTAGCAACAGC-3'

5'AACCAACTTATTTCCTACCAC-3'

A = 468

G = 244+224

56

1.5

5-HT2C

Hs00168365_m1

GTn promoter microsatellite

-1027 bp

capillary electrophoresis

FAM5'GGGAGTTTCAAAGCTTGATGA3'

5'GTTTCTTAGACCCATGGTGGAGATGG-3'

~259;

Z-6 allele

59.5

2.5

5-HTT

Hs00169010_m1

5-HTTLPR

agarose gel electrophoresis

5'ATGCCAGCACCTAACCCCTAATGT-3'

5'GGACCGCAAGGTGGGCGGGA-3'

419;

16 rpt 'L'

66

1.5

  

intron2 VNTR

agarose gel electrophoresis

5'GTCAGTATCACAGGCTGCGAG-3'

5'TGTTCCTAGTCTTACGCCAGT-3'

STin12 ~299

54

1.5

GAPDH

Hs00266705_g1

n/a

     

UBC

Hs00824723_m1

n/a

     

SDHA

Hs00188166_m1

n/a

     
  1. Assay-on-demand' IDs correspond to product order numbers (Applied Biosystems).