Table 2.

Sequences, probe and hybridisation information and references of AP-conjugated cDNA probes used for in situ hybridisation

Hybridisation conditions
Target mRNAProbe sequence (5′-3′)No. of bases% GCBase no. of cDNASSC% FTm (°C)Reference
α1a CCAAAGGCAAATGGGTTTAATATCATTG 28 35.7 3197-3224, inside cds. 4× 35 55.8 O. mykiss/AY319391 
α1b GCAGCTGAGTGCACCATCACAGTGTTCA 28 53.6 3345-3372, inside cds. 4× 50 58.1 O. mykiss/AY319390 
α1c CGGGGTAACACCTCAGAGAACTTGGTCC 28 57.1 3409-3436, inside cds. 4× 50 60.5 O. mykiss/AY319389 
α3 GACAGAAAGGGGGACCGGGGACGCCATG 28 67.9 3872-3900, outside cds. 1.5× 50 60.6 O. mykiss/AY319388 
β-Actin CCAGACTCGTCGTACTCCTGCTTGCTGA 28 57.1 1070-1097, inside cds. 4× 50 60.5 S. salar/AF012125 
Hybridisation conditions
Target mRNAProbe sequence (5′-3′)No. of bases% GCBase no. of cDNASSC% FTm (°C)Reference
α1a CCAAAGGCAAATGGGTTTAATATCATTG 28 35.7 3197-3224, inside cds. 4× 35 55.8 O. mykiss/AY319391 
α1b GCAGCTGAGTGCACCATCACAGTGTTCA 28 53.6 3345-3372, inside cds. 4× 50 58.1 O. mykiss/AY319390 
α1c CGGGGTAACACCTCAGAGAACTTGGTCC 28 57.1 3409-3436, inside cds. 4× 50 60.5 O. mykiss/AY319389 
α3 GACAGAAAGGGGGACCGGGGACGCCATG 28 67.9 3872-3900, outside cds. 1.5× 50 60.6 O. mykiss/AY319388 
β-Actin CCAGACTCGTCGTACTCCTGCTTGCTGA 28 57.1 1070-1097, inside cds. 4× 50 60.5 S. salar/AF012125 

Probes were labelled with alkaline phosphatase at the 5′-terminus. cds, coding sequence; SSC, saline sodium citrate; % F, percent formamide;Tm, theoretical melting of DNA–RNA duplexes point using listed hybridisation conditions calculated according to Wilkinson, 1992 as Tm = 79.8 + 18.5 log (molarity of monovalent cations) + 0.58 (% GC content of probe) + 0.0012 (% GC)2 – 0.5 (% formamide)– 820 / (probe length in bases)

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