Table 1 Sequences of primers used for quantitative RT/PCR

Forward HPRT

5′-GCGAAAGTGGAAAAGCCAAGT-3′

Reverse HPRT

5′-GCCACATCAACAGGACTCTTGTAG-3′

Forward MSR-A

5′-GGTGTTAAAGGTGATCGG-3′

Reverse MSR-A

5′-GGTGTTAAAGGTGATCGG-3′

Forward HMGCoAred

5′-GAAGTCAGCCTACAGAGCCA-3′

Reverse HMGCoAred

5′-AGGAGCCCATAAATGATTCAG-3′

Forward ddDNA EC9

5′-CGAGGGAGTAGGGTCAGGT-3′

Reverse ddDNA EC9

5′-ATCGCAAGTTCCTGTTCCTGA-3′