Primers used for real-time RT-PCR
| Gene . | Primer 1 (forward, 5′-3′) . | Primer 2 (reverse, 5′-3′) . | 
|---|---|---|
| GAPDH | TCATCCATGACAACTTTGGTATCG | TGGCAGGTTTTTCTAGACGGC | 
| L13740 | ATGGTGAAGGAAGTTGTCCGAAC | CCGGAGAGCAGGTCGTAGAAC | 
| M34996 | AATTTGATGGAGATGAGGAGTTCTACG | AGCAGCGGTAGAGTTGTAGCGTT | 
| U47635 | GGAACATGTACCATCAGTTTGATCG | TCGAAGAGCATCATTTACGGGTAG | 
| M23178 | CCTGCTGCTTCAGCTACACCTC | TGGCTGCTCGTCTCAAAGTAGTC | 
| M97935 | GTTACTTTCCCTGACATCATTCGC | GAATTCTACAGAGCCCACTATCCGA | 
| Z23090 | CAGGACGAGCATGGCTACATCT | GGGATGGTGATCTCGTTGGAC | 
| S76617 | CTTGGCTCGAATCATCGACAG | CATCAGGAGGACTCCAAACGAC | 
| M13929 | CCAACAGGAACTATGACCTCGACTAC | CTCGAATTTCTTCCAGATATCCT | 
| HT4899 | CTCCCTATCTACACTAACATCCCACG | TCCTTGTCCTGTGAGTATAAATC | 
| X68836 | AACTGGCAGAACTACGCCGTAA | TGTATCCTCATCAAGGTATTTCG | 
| X75042 | CGAACCCAATTTATGACAACCG | TTTTGTTTCTTTGCTTTATTGCCG | 
| U16660 | GTAGAGTGCTTCAACAAGATTTCGAGA | CGTTGAAGGTCTCCTGGTATCG | 
| U81556 | CCACTTGCCCCAGAGAAGCTA | AACCCGACAGCAAATAATGACTAGG | 
| D90070 | TGGAAGTCGAGTGTGCTACTCAACT | AGATTCAGAAGTTTCTGCCGGAA | 
| U37547 | TTCCAAGGTGTGAGTTCTTGATAC | AGAGCCATTCTGTTCTTCCGAAT | 
| X75546 | CCCTATGACCCTTACCCGTATGA | CTGTGGCATTGTCAAAGACGC | 
| Gene . | Primer 1 (forward, 5′-3′) . | Primer 2 (reverse, 5′-3′) . | 
|---|---|---|
| GAPDH | TCATCCATGACAACTTTGGTATCG | TGGCAGGTTTTTCTAGACGGC | 
| L13740 | ATGGTGAAGGAAGTTGTCCGAAC | CCGGAGAGCAGGTCGTAGAAC | 
| M34996 | AATTTGATGGAGATGAGGAGTTCTACG | AGCAGCGGTAGAGTTGTAGCGTT | 
| U47635 | GGAACATGTACCATCAGTTTGATCG | TCGAAGAGCATCATTTACGGGTAG | 
| M23178 | CCTGCTGCTTCAGCTACACCTC | TGGCTGCTCGTCTCAAAGTAGTC | 
| M97935 | GTTACTTTCCCTGACATCATTCGC | GAATTCTACAGAGCCCACTATCCGA | 
| Z23090 | CAGGACGAGCATGGCTACATCT | GGGATGGTGATCTCGTTGGAC | 
| S76617 | CTTGGCTCGAATCATCGACAG | CATCAGGAGGACTCCAAACGAC | 
| M13929 | CCAACAGGAACTATGACCTCGACTAC | CTCGAATTTCTTCCAGATATCCT | 
| HT4899 | CTCCCTATCTACACTAACATCCCACG | TCCTTGTCCTGTGAGTATAAATC | 
| X68836 | AACTGGCAGAACTACGCCGTAA | TGTATCCTCATCAAGGTATTTCG | 
| X75042 | CGAACCCAATTTATGACAACCG | TTTTGTTTCTTTGCTTTATTGCCG | 
| U16660 | GTAGAGTGCTTCAACAAGATTTCGAGA | CGTTGAAGGTCTCCTGGTATCG | 
| U81556 | CCACTTGCCCCAGAGAAGCTA | AACCCGACAGCAAATAATGACTAGG | 
| D90070 | TGGAAGTCGAGTGTGCTACTCAACT | AGATTCAGAAGTTTCTGCCGGAA | 
| U37547 | TTCCAAGGTGTGAGTTCTTGATAC | AGAGCCATTCTGTTCTTCCGAAT | 
| X75546 | CCCTATGACCCTTACCCGTATGA | CTGTGGCATTGTCAAAGACGC | 
The expression levels of the genes selected from the microarray data analyses were validated and confirmed by real-time quantitative RT-PCR (LightCycler). Primers were designed with online software (WebPrimer, http://alces.med.umn.edu) and used in RT-PCR as described.