protocol), the Matrigel was first removed by treatment with Cell Recovery
Solution (354253, Corning) for 15 min at 4 °C. To facilitate the
depolimerization, the Matrigel was manually broken into small pieces. Cells were
subsequently centrifuged and pellets were washed once with PBS.
RNA was extracted using TRIzol reagent (15596010, Thermo Fisher
Scientific) following the manufacturer’s instructions. Subsequently, 1
μg of RNA was used to perform a reverse transcriptase reaction in the
presence of random primers (C1181, Promega), dNTPs (N0447S, New England
BioLabs), RNase inhibitor (M0314L, New England BioLabs) and M-MuLV reverse
transcriptase (M0253L, New England BioLabs). RT–PCR reactions were
carried out using Power SYBR Green PCR Master Mix (4368708, ThermoFisher
Scientific) on a Step One Plus Real-Time PCR machine (Applied Biosystems). The
following program was used: 10 min 95 °C followed by 40 cycles of 15 s 95
°C (denaturing) and 1 min 60 °C (annealing and extension). The
primers used are listed in
Mouse gene expression data were normalized to Gapdh;
human gene expression data were normalized to HPRT1. Error bars
represent variability (s.e.m.) across multiple independent experiments.