Total RNAs of approximately 40 zebrafish embryos at 48 h post fertilization (hpf) were extracted as previously described76 (link),77 (link), and were then reverse transcribed (TaKaRa, PrimeScriptTM RT-PCR kit DRR014A) to obtain cDNAs for use as Quantitative Real-time PCR (qPCR) templates. The qPCR assays were performed (Accurate Biology, SYBR Green Premix Pro Taq HS qPCR Kit) using a CFX96 real-time system (Bio-Rad), and the expression level of β-actin in zebrafish embryos was used as an internal control. The primer sequences used were as follows:
LKB1 Forward: GTGAAGGAGATGCTGGACTCGG
LKB1 Reverse: CAGCACGTCCACCAGCTGAATG
ACTIN Forward: GTACCCTGGCATTGCTGAC
ACTIN Reverse: CTGCTTGCTGATCCACATCTG
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