Mann-Whitney U tests were carried out using SPSS 15.0 software to determine whether differences in gene expression were statistically significant between biofilms and start cultures (p ≤ 0.05). Table 1 Forward (FW) and reverse (RV) primers used in real-time PCR for the reference genes and for the SAP genes. Gene Orientation Primer sequence (5′ to 3′) HWP1 FW GACCGTCTACCTGTGGGACAGT RV GCTCAACTTATTGCTATCGCTTATTACA ACT1 FW TTTCATCTTCTGTATCAGAGGAACTTATTT selleck products RV ATGGGATGAATCATCAAACAAGAG RPP2B FW TGCTTACTTATTGTTAGTTCAAGGTGGTA RV CAACACCAACGGATTCCAATAAA PMA1 FW TTGCTTATGATAATGCTCCATACGA
RV TACCCCACAACTTGGCAAGT RIP FW TGTCACGGTTCCCATTATGATATTT RV TGGAATTTCCAAGTTCAATGGA LSC2 FW CGTCAACATCTTTGGTGGTATTGT RV TTGGTGGCAGCAATTAAACCT SAP1 FW AACCAATAGTGATGTCAGCAGCAT RV ACAAGCCCTCCCAGTTACTTTAAA SAP2 FW GAATTAAGAATTAGTTTGGGTTCAGTTGA RV CCACAAGAACATCGACATTATCAGT SAP3 FW CAGCTTCTGAATTTACTGCTCCATT RV TCCAAAAAGAAGTTGACATTGATCA SAP4 FW AAACGGCATTTGAATCTGGAA RV CAAAAACTTAGCGTTATTGTTGACACT SAP5 FW CCAGCATCTTCCCGCACTT RV
GCGTAAGAACCGTCACCATATTTAA SAP6 FW TGGTAGCTTCGTTGGTTTGGA RV GCTAACGTTTGGTCTACTAGTGCTCATA SAP9 FW AAAGCAGCAGCGGCAGTACT RV ATCCAAAACAACACCCGTGGTA SAP10 FW CCTTATTCGAACCGATCTCCAA RV CAATGCCTCTTATCAACGACAAGA Table 2 Forward MEK inhibitor (FW) and reverse (RV) primers used in real-time PCR for the PLB and LIP genes. Gene Orientation Primer sequence (5′ to 3′) PLB1 FW GGTGGAGAAGATGGCCAAAA RV AGCACTTACGTTACGATGCAACA PLB2 FW TGAACCTTTGGGCGACAACT RV GCCGCGCTCGTTGTTAA LIP1 FW AGCCCAACCAGAAGCTAATGAA RV TGATGCAAAAGTCGCCATGT LIP2 FW GGCCTGGATTGATGCAAGAT RV TTGTGTGCAGACATCCTTGGA
LIP3 FW TCTCACCGAGATTGTTGTTGGA RV GTTGGCCATCAAATCTTGCA LIP4 FW GCGCTCCTGTTGCTTTGACT RV ACACGGTTTGTTTTCCATTGAA LIP5 FW TGGTTCCAAAAATACCCGTGTT RV CGACAATAGGGACGATTTGATCA LIP6 FW AAGAATCTTCCGACCTGACCAA RV Fenbendazole ATATGCACCTGTTGACGTTCAAA LIP7 FW AACTGATATTTGCCATGCATTAGAAA RV CCATTCCCGGTAACTAGCATGT LIP8 FW CAACAATTGCTAAAATCGTTGAAGA RV AGGGATTTTTGGCACTAATTGTTT LIP9 FW CGCAAGTTTGAAGTCAGGAAAA RV CCCACATTACAACTTTGGCATCT LIP10 FW CACCTGGCTTAGCAGTTGCA RV CCCAGCAAAGACTCATTTTATTCA Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge Alistair Brown (Aberdeen University, UK) for providing the C. albicans SC5314 strain. We are grateful to Jo Vorinostat solubility dmso Vandesompele (Universiteit Gent, Belgium) for useful advice concerning qPCR data analysis. We thank Kim De Rijck and Davy Vandenbosch for technical assistance. We kindly acknowledge Antje Albrecht and Bernard Hube (Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany) for training and advice concerning the RHE model. This work was funded by the Belgian Federation against Cancer and the FWO (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek). Electronic supplementary material Additional file 1: Table S1.