cDNA was prepared from 1 μg of RNA using RevertAid Reverse Transcriptase for HCT116 RNA and Superscipt III for liver RNA. Oligo dT primers were used in both cDNA synthesizing reactions.
HCT116 cDNA was analyzed on a Roche 480 Light Cycler System with PerfeCTa SYBR Green SuperMix while cDNA generated from liver was analyzed on an Applied Biosystems StepOne Plus instrument with Sybr Green PCR Master Mix. HCT116 cDNA qPCR reactions were normalized internally using GAPDH while liver cDNA qPCR reactions were normalized internally using actin. Primer sequences are available in