RNA extraction and quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) were carried out as we previously described [26 (link),27 (link),28 (link)]. The differential miRNA expression patterns were validated with qRT-PCR using a TaqMan assay (Applied Biosystems, Waltham, MA, USA), or NCode VILO miRNA cDNA Synthesis kit and EXPRESS SYBR GreenER miRNA qRT-PCR kit (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). The mRNA levels were assessed with qRT-PCR using SYBR Green dye (Applied Biosystems). RNU48 (for TaqMan qRT-PCR) or 5.8S (for SYBR qRT-PCR), and GAPDH were used as endogenous controls of miRNA and mRNA qRT-PCR, respectively. Each sample was run in triplicate. The primers used are listed in Table S2.
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