Total cellular RNA was extracted using the RNeasy Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) following the manufacturer’s protocol. One-step reverse transcription and real-time PCR were performed with a Quantstudio 5 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) using QuantiTect SYBR Green PCR Kit (Qiagen) as described previously [35 (link)].
Primer sequences are listed in Supplementary Table