Quantitative real-time (RT) PCR analysis was performed using an established procedure [19 (link)]. Total RNA was extracted using QIAGEN extraction kit and reverse transcription was performed using SuperScript III RNase H (Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA). Quantitative RT-PCR was performed using SYBR Green I and a LightCycler (Roche Diagnostics, Castle Hill, Australia). For normalized gene expression, 18S was used as the reference gene in all experiments. Table S1 lists the primers used for RT-PCR analysis.
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