Table 1 Sequence of primers used for reverse transcription-PCR experiments
GeneForward primerReverse primer
Ubiquitin CCACTTGGTCCTGCGCTTGATTTTTTGGGAATGCAACAACTTT
ElastinGAGCTTTTGCTGGAATCCCAGGCAGTTTCCCTGTGGTGTAG
CRABP1AGCCGCTACGGCACTTTAATTTCGACGAGCTGCTGAAG
CRABP2CAAACAGGAGGGAGACACTTTCTACCTCCTCCCCAACCTTGAAGTTA
RAR-αCCTCTGGGACAAGTTCAGTCAACTGTGCAGATCCGCAGCATCA
RAR-βTTAAGATCGTGGAGTTTGCTAAACGGGGTAAGGCCGTCTGAGAAAGT
RAR-γGAGCCTGGGTTTGGACTCTAAAATTCTCTAGTGTTCCTGTTTGCTCTCA
RXR-αAGGCGCTGAGGGAGAAGGTAGGAAGGTGTCAATGGGTGTGT
RXR-βCGGTCCATTGGCCTTAAGTGTCTCCATGAGGAAGGTGTCGAT
RXR-γGGTCAACAGTGTCAGCAGTTCAGACGGGAGGTAGTTCATGTTTCCAATCCCG
  • CRABP, cellular retinoic acid binding protein; RAR, retinoic acid receptor; RXR, retinoic X receptor.