Research, Irvine, CA, USA), miRNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) or Total
RNA Zol-Out Kit (A&A Biotechnology, Gdynia, Poland). Reverse transcription
was performed with RevertAid First Strand cDNA Synthesis reagents (Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) for mRNA analysis or TaqMan® MicroRNA
Reverse Transcription Kit and TaqMan™ MicroRNA Assays (both from Thermo
Fisher Scientific) for microRNA analysis. RT-qPCR was done using custom primers
and 5x HOT FIREPol EvaGreen qPCR Supermix (Solis BioDyne, Tartu, Estonia) for
mRNA analysis or TaqMan™ MicroRNA Assays and 5 x HOT FIREPol®
Probe qPCR Mix Plus (ROX) (Solis BioDyne) for miRNA analysis. Primer sequences
and additional information are provided in