Table 1. Primers for RT-PCR.

Molecules	MW	Locus	Primer sequence	Tm °C
VEGFR2	123	NM_013062	F 5′-ATCGGTGAGAAAGCCTTGATCTC-3′	53
			R 5′-TTCTAGCTGCCAGTACCATTGGA-3′
CD133	97	NM_001110137	F 5′-CTGCAAACCCATGATTACAGCAA-3′	57
			R 5′-CCCTATGCCGAACCAGAACAG-3′
SDF-1α	240	NM_022177	F 5′-TCTTTGGCCTCCTGTAGAATGG-3′	56
			R 5′-TCACGGCAAGATTCTGGCTTA-3′
CXCR4	177	NM_001033882	F 5′-CGTGAATGAGTGTCTAGGCAGG-3′	55
			R 5′-GGCTTTGGTTTTAAGTGCCATC-3′
ACTIN	94	NM_0010822	F 5′-AGACCTTCAACACCCCAG-3′	55
			R 5′-CACGATTTCCCTCTCAGC-3′

VEGFR2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2; SDF-1α, stromal cell–derived factor-1α; CXCR4, chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4; MW, molecular weight; T_m, melting temperature.