RT-qPCR was performed as previously described 11 (link). Total RNA was extracted according to the instructions for Trizol reagent (Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, United States). PrimeScript RT Master Mix [Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Japan] were reverse transcribed into cDNA, and finally qRT-PCR assay was performed according to Premix Ex TaqTM II [Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) Co., Ltd.]. GAPDH was used as an internal reference gene to calibrate relative expression levels. The sequence of primers of genes to be detected is shown in Table S3.
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