The levels of GAPDH (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) transcripts and of cel-miR-39-3p in samples were evaluated using reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). More in detail, the same quantity of each sample was reverse transcribed using GoScript Reverse Kit (Promega) and GAPDH transcript levels were subsequently amplified with StepOne system (Applied Biosystems), using Syber Green master mix (GoTaq qPCR Master Mix Kit, Promega) and specific primer pairs (forward primer: AACTTTGGTATCGTGGAAGGA; reverse primer: GGCAGTGATGGCATGGAC) (Barba et al., 2012 (link); Di Pietro et al., 2017 (link)). In parallel, total RNAs were also used as templates for miRNA reverse transcription, using TaqManTM Advanced miRNA cDNA Synthesis Kit (ThermoFisher), according to the manufacturer’s instructions. cel-miR-39-3p levels were amplified using TaqManTM Fast Advanced Master Mix (ThermoFisher) and a specific TaqManTM Advanced miRNA Assay (Assay ID#478293_mir, ThermoFisher).
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