Table 2.

Primers used for real-time quantitative RT-PCR

Gene	Sense	Antisense
Human MEF	5′-TGGAAGGCAGTTTTTTGCTGA-3′	5′-GACTTCCGCGGTTGACATG-3′
Human GAPDH	5′-CGGGAAGCTTGTGATCAATGG-3′	5′-GGCAGTGATGGCATGGACTG-3′
Human 18S rRNA	5′-CGGCTACCACATCCAAGGAA-3′	5′-GCTGGAATTACCGCGGCT-3′
Mouse MEF	5′-TCCTGGATGAGAAGCAGATCTTCA-3′	5′-ATGGTGCTGCCTTTGCCATC-3′
Mouse 18S rRNA	5′-GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT-3′	5′-CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG-3′