Targeted gene expression analysis was performed with three or more biological replicates (n ≄ 3) for each genotype by qRT-PCR. Total RNA was isolated using the Trizol method (Sigma-Aldrich). DNase I (Sigma-Aldrich)-treated RNA was reverse transcribed using a high-capacity cDNA reverse transcription kit (Applied Biosystems). Gene-specific oligonucleotides were designed with Primer BLAST software (NCBI). The TIP41 gene was used as an endogenous control in gene expression analysis47 (link).
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