horse serum (HS), and antibiotic-antimycotic (AA) were purchased from Gibco
(Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). Trizol reagent
(AccuzolTM Total RNA Extraction Reagent, Bioneer, Seoul, Korea),
diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) water (Bioneer), cDNA transcription kit (AccuPower
CycleScript RT PreMix, Bioneer), qPCR MasterMix (Bioneer), and
nuclease-free-water (Ambion®, Austin, TX, USA) were purchased for RNA
extraction, cDNA synthesis, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
(PCR). The experimental protocols for this research were reviewed and approved
by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at the National Institute of
Animal Science (NIAS-2020-437).