TABLE 2

Oligonucleotide sequences employed to validate the role of candidate genes in signaling from Frizzleds to formation of primitive endoderm by mouse F9 teratocarcinoma cells The sequences for both the antisense and the mis-sense ODNs are provided.

Gene Antisense ODN Missense ODN
Msx-1 AGCTCTGTCGGGACCTAGTA AGCTCGCGTCGCTGATAGTA
STAM ACAGGCGACGCACGGCTCCAC ACAGGGACGGCGCACCTCCA
JAB CCTACTCGAGGGGCCAGCTG CCTACAGTTGACGTCAGCTG
Ephrin A3 CTGTGGACAAATGAAGTGGG CTGTGAGTAGCGAATGTGGG
MyD118 CCACAGCGGACCCCCACGGA CCACATACCGATGCTACGGA
Nip3 GAACCCAACTGCGACAGGCC GAACCATGTGGTCGTAGGCC