As described previously [19 (link), 20 (link)], mRNA from PC tissues and cell lines was analyzed in a Light Cycler 2.0 with the Light Cycler kit (Takara Bio, Japan). The primers were as follows: Numb-PRRL, 5’-CTTCCAAGCTAATGGCACTG-3’ (sense) and 5’-CTCTTAGACACCTCTTCTAACCA-3’ (antisense); Numb-PRRS, 5’-CAATCTCCTACCTTCCAAGGG-3’ (sense) and 5’-CGGACGCTCTTAGACACCTC-3’ (antisense). The quality of the PCR products was monitored with post-PCR melt-curve analysis. The expression level of these target genes was calculated by the −ΔΔCt method.
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