Table 1

 Primers and probes used in real time PCR assays

Oligonucleotide sequence (5′–3′)
Primers and TaqMan probes used in gene expression assays were designed in Molecular Baecon software (BioRad); primers used in the gene dosage assay were designed in Primer3 software (http://www-genome.wi.mit.edu/cgi-bin/primer/primer3_www.cgi).
eRF, eukaryotic release factor; F, forward primer; P, TaqMan probe; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; R, reverse primer.
Gene expression
    eRF1F: TGCATCTAACATTAAGTCACGAGT
R: TCCACAGTATACAACCAGACCATT
P: AACCGCCTTTCAGTCCTGGGAGCC
    eRF3/GSPT1F: CGCCAGGTGCTCCTAAGAAAG
R: CAAATACATTATTTGTCCTCCAATGGT
P: ACTTGCCAGCATCTACGTGCCCAATG
    eRF3/GSPT2F: GAGTTCGTGCCGTCCTTCCT
R: CCCGACTCAGCCGCCCACCCT
P: CCGTCCCATCCTTTTACCTTGAG
Gene dosage
    eRF3/GSPT1F: ATAATGATGTACACGGTCACAGTT
R: TTCTTGAAGAGAGATTAGTATGATGAA
    β ActinF: AACACTGGCTCGTGTGACAA
R: CAGACCTACTGTGCGCCTACT