Table 1. Primers used for semi-quantitative RT-PCR assays.

Gene		Primers	Product size (pb)
sGC α1	Forward	5′-ACACAATATGCATCTCCGATGG-3′	83
	Reverse	5′-GCTCTCTATACTCGCTTTGACCAA-3′
sGC β1	Forward	5′-CCCGTGGAAACTGATGTCAA-3′	109
	Reverse	5′-CGGGACCTAGTAGTCACGCA-3′
HuR	Forward	5′-TCGCAGCTGTACCACTCGCC-3′	214
	Reverse	5′-CCAAACATCTGCCAGAGGATC-3′
AUF1	Forward	5′-GTAGACTGCACTCTGAAGTTAGATCC-3′	450
	Reverse	5′-CTCCTCTAGATCCCCACTGCTG-3′
AUF1 Exon 2	Forward	5′-AGGATGAAGGCCATTCAAAC-3′	71
	Reverse	5′- TTTTCCATTCTTCCCGCTG-3′
AUF1 Exon 7	Forward	5′-CCCCAGTCAAAACTGGAAC-3′	102
	Reverse	5′-AGTCATATCCTCCATAACCACC-3′
β-actin	Forward	5′-ACCACAGCTGAGAGGGAAATCG-3′	276
	Reverse	5′-AGAGGTCTTTACGGATGTCAACG-3′