TABLE 1

Sequences of oligonucleotides used for EMSAs, site-directed mutagenesis, and PCR cloning For oligonucleotides used as EMSA probes or competitors, or in site-directed mutagenesis, only the top strands are shown. Where applicable, the engineered restriction enzyme sites are underlined, and the corresponding restriction enzymes are given in parentheses after the sequences.


Oligonucleotide

Sequence (5′-3′)

Purpose
HNF-4α consensus GATCAGGTCTCACAGGTCAAAGGTCACCCTGGGA EMSA probe and competitor
hOCT1 WT A GATCCTATGGAGCCCTATTGACCCTGGAGT EMSA competitor
hOCT1 WT B GATCTCCTGTTGATCTCTTGTCCTTCCCTT EMSA competitor
hOCT1 mut A GATCCTATGGACCCCTATTCACCCTGGAGT EMSA competitor
hOCT1 mut B GATCTCCTGTTCATCTCTTCTCCTTCCCTT EMSA competitor
hOCT1(–1479/–1441) WT GATCCTATGGAGCCCTATTGACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTGATCT CTTGTCCTTCCCTT EMSA probe
hOCT1(–1479/–1441) mut A+B GATCCTATGGACCCCTATTCACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTCATCT CTTCTCCTTCCCTT EMSA probe
hOCT1(–1479/–1441) mut A GATCCTATGGACCCCTATTCACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTGATCT CTTGTCCTTCCCTT EMSA probe
hOCT1(–1479/–1441) mut B GATCCTATGGAGCCCTATTGACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTCATCT CTTCTCCTTCCCTT EMSA probe
hOCT1(–2620/+116) mut A+B CAGCTATGGACCCCTATTCACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTCATCTC TTCTCCTTCCCTTC Site-directed mutagenesis
hOCT1(–2620/+116) mut A CAGCTATGGACCCCTATTCACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTGATCTC TTGTCCTTCCCTTC Site-directed mutagenesis
hOCT1(–2620/+116) mut B CAGCTATGGAGCCCTATTGACCCTGGAGTCCTGTTCATCTC TTCTCCTTCCCTTC Site-directed mutagenesis
hOCT1(+116)rev CATTGCACCTGGCCACTCGAGCCCAGAGCAGGTCTGGCCA (Xho I) hOCT1(–3852/+116), (–2620/+116), (–1356/+116), (–880/+116) cloning
hOCT1(–3852)for CTGGTTTTGGGGTCCTGTGGTACCCCATGCCTGCTGCTGT (Kpn I) hOCT1(–3852/+116) cloning
hOCT1(–2620)for TTCCCCCTCTGAAGAGGTACCCCTAACTGCTGTTAGGGTA (Kpn I) hOCT1(–2620/+116) cloning
hOCT1(–1356)for TCTTGTTCAAGTGAAAGCCAAATGGTACCCTTACATTAGTC TATTAATGTCAACCCCA (Kpn I) hOCT1(–1356/+116) cloning
hOCT1(–880)for
CAGTAGTCATCACTACATGTTATAATGGTACCTCTTAGTAAT (Kpn I)
hOCT1(–880/+116) cloning