Table 1. The sequences of primers used in this study.

Primer name	Sequence (5′–3′)	Application
ZEB1-FA	GCACAACCAAGTGCAGAAGA	RT-PCR
ZEB1-R	GCCTGGTTCAGGAGAAGATG	RT-PCR
ZEB2-F	CAAGAGGCGCAAACAAGC	RT-PCR
ZEB2-R	GGTTGGCAATACCGTCATCC	RT-PCR
Slug-F	CTACAGCGAACTGGACACACA	RT-PCR
Slug-R	GGAATGGAGCAGCGGTAGT	RT-PCR
Twist-F	GTGGCTCACGAGCGGCTCAG	RT-PCR
Twist-R	CTAGGTCTCCGGCCCTGCTG	RT-PCR
N-cadherin-F	CCTGCGCGTGAAGGTTTGCC	RT-PCR
N-cadherin-F	CCAAGCCCCGCACCCACAAT	RT-PCR
Vimentin-F	AGATGGCCCTTGACATTGAG	RT-PCR
Vimentin-R	TGGAAGAGGCAGAGAAATCC	RT-PCR
MMP2-F	GCTGGCCTAGTGATGATGTTAGGCA	RT-PCR
MMP2-R	CCTTGGGGCAGCCATAGAAGGT	RT-PCR
GAPDH-F	TTCTTTTGCGTCGCCAGCCGA	RT-PCR
GAPDH-R	GTGACCAGGCGCCCAATACGA	RT-PCR
Vimentin-p-FB	CGCCCTCGTTCGCCTCTTCT	CHIP assay
Vimentin-p-R	GGACATGGCTGCGGAGGGTG	ChIP assay
ZEB2-P-F	GTTTCAATGGGCGCGGGCGA	CHIP assay
ZEB2-P-F	GGCAGCACGCAGGCTCGAT	ChIP assay
Slug-p-R	GTCCGTCTGCCGCACCTGAG	CHIP assay
Slug-p-R	ACACGGCGGTCCCTACAGCA	ChIP assay
MMP2-p-R	GAGCAGGCTCCAACCAGGCG	CHIP assay
MMP2-p-F	GTAGCGCTCCCTGGCCCCG	ChIP assay

^AF: forward primer; R: reverse primer.

^BVimentin-p-F: forward primer for vimentin promoter, Vimentin-p-R: reverse primer for vimentin promoter.