Cells were grown to confluence and lysed by adding 1 ml of
TRIZOL (Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA, USA; Cat. 15596-026) directly in the culture dish (1 ml per 3.5 cm diameter dish) and scraping. RNA was extracted and quantified using a
Synergy HT Multi-Detection Microplate Reader (BIOTEK, Winooski, VT, USA). cDNA was synthesized using the
AFFINITYSCRIPT QPCR CDNA synthesis kit (Agilent Tech., Santa Clara, CA, USA; Cat. 600559) following the manufacturer's protocol. qRT-PCR was performed in triplicate using the
Brilliant II SYBR green QPCR Master Mix kit (Agilent Tech., Cat. 600828) in an
Aria Mix Real-Time PCR system (Agilent Tech., 68830A model). Data were analyzed using the
AriaMX 1.0 program (Agilent Tech.). The following sets of primers were used:
ZEB1 (s): 5'-GTA AGA GGC CTC ACG AGT GT-3', (as): 5'-GCA GTA GGA GTA GCG GTG AT -3',
CDH1 (E-Cadherin) (s): 5'-GAA CGC ATT GCC ACA TAC AC-3', (as): 5'-ATT CGG GCT TGT TGT CAT TC-3',
KRT18 (Cytokeratin 18) (s): 5'-ACA GAG TGA GGA GCC TGG AGA CCG A-3', (as): 5'-CAG TAT TTG CGA AGA TCT GAG CCC TC-3',
Cdh2 (N-Cadherin) (s): 5'-GGA CAG TTC CTG AGG GAT CA-3', (as): 5'-GGA TTG CCT TCC ATG TCT GT-3',
VIM (Vimentin) (s): 5'-GCC AAG GCA AGT CGC G-3', (as): 5'- CA TTT CAC GCA TCT GGC G-3'. The mRNA levels were normalized using the housekeeping gene
PUM1 (Pumilio) (s): 5'-CGG TCG TCC TGA GGA TAA A-3', (as): 5'-CGT ACG TGA GGC GTG AGT AA-3'.
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