Table 1

DGGE specific intronic PPARγ primers flanking each of the exons

PPARγ Exon II259 bp1-150 43.52% UF1-151
II F: (62 nt—40 gc clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCgTCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCg
TTTTAACggATTgATCTTTTgC
II R: (25 nt—5 gc clamp)
gCgCg
ACCCTTACATAAATGCCCCC
PPARγ Exon 1A205 bp48.00% UF
1A F: (63 nt—40 gc clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCgTCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCg
TCTgAAACTCTgTgAgATTgCTg
1A R: (20 nt)
AggAgTgggAgTggTCTTCC
PPARγ Exon 1B283 bp35.20% UF
1B F: (20 nt)
CTCCgTggATCTCTCCgTAA
1B R: (72 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
CTgAgAgATgAggTCCAATTCT
PPARγ Exon 2A284 bp42.24% UF
2A F: (70 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
TTgCCCTgTTgCCTTTTTAg
2A R: (20 nt)
gCATCCTTCACAAgCATgAA
PPARγ Exon 2B187 bp32.64% UF
2B F: (22 nt—2 gc clamp)
Cg
TCATggCAATTgAATgTCgT
2B R: (60 nt—40 gc clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCgTCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCg
ggggTTCTgCTgAAATgAAA
PPARγ Exon 3318 bp35.84% UF
3 F: (25 nt—5 gc clamp)
gCgCg
TAggTTgCTgCTTCCATgTg
3 R: (70 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
TCCACTggTCTggCAgCTAT
PPARγ Exon 4A241 bp54.4% UF
4A F: (70 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
gggCTTCTACTgTgTgggAA
4A R: (25 nt—5 gc clamp)
gCgCg
ACTCTggATTCAgCTggTCg
PPARγ Exon 4B270 bp54.08% UF
4B F: (25 nt—5 gc clamp)
gCgCg
gAgAAggAgAAgCTgTTggC
4B R: (60 nt—40 gc clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCgTCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCg
AAACCCAAAACAACTTCCCg
PPARγ Exon 5A222 bp40.96% UF
5A F: (69 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
ACCTgggATggCATTCACT
5A R: (21 nt—2 gc clamp)
gC
ATggCCACCTCTTTgCTCT
PPARγ Exon 5B200 bp58.56% UF
5B F: (25 nt—5 gc clamp)
gCgCg
AgTTCAAACACATCACCCCC
5B R: (61 nt—40 gc clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCgTCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCg
TTggTCgTTCAAgTCAAgATT
PPARγ Exon 5C263 bp45.76% UF
5C F: (60 nt—40 gc clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCgTCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCg
TATgCCAAAAgCATTCCTgg
5C R: (25 nt—5 gc clamp)
gCgCg
gCAAACTCAAACTTgggCTC
PPARγ Exon 5D215 bp37.76% UF
5D F: (20 nt)
CgAAAgCCTTTTggTgACTT
5D R: (70 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
ACCATCATCCCACCCTCTTT
PPARγ Exon 6A307 bp55.68% UF
6A F: (70 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
CTgAACCCCCTgTTgTgTTT
6A R: (20 nt)
gAgCgggTgAAgACTCATgT
PPARγ Exon 6B198 bp49.60% UF
6B F: (20 nt)
TgCAggTgATCAAgAAgACg
6B R: (71 nt—40 gc, 10 at clamp)
CgCCCgCCgCgCCCCgCgCCCggCCCgCCgCCCCCgCCCgAAATAATAAA
ggTgTCAgATTTTCCCTCAgA
  • 1-150 PCR product size.

  • 1-151 %urea-formamide at which melting is predicted.