Table 1. Primers and probe sequences used for quantitative RT-PCR.

Gene	Accession number	Primer/probe	Position	Sequence
Uts2	NM_019160	Forward primer	294	GGCTCTCACTGGGCAAGATTC
		Reverse primer	367	GTTGCTTACGTTGTTTCCTGGTT
		Probe	317	ACACTGTACTGAGCCGTCTTTTGGCGA
Gapdh	NM_017008	Forward primer	895	CTACACTGAGGACCAGGTTGTC
		Reverse primer	961	CTGTGACTTCAACAGCA
		Probe	919	CATCAAAGGTGGAAGAATGG
Actb	NM_031144	Forward primer	931	GACAGGATGCAGAAGGAGATTACTG
		Reverse primer	1031	GAGCCACCAATCCACACAGA
		Probe	969	CACCATGAAGATCAAGATCATTGCTCCTCCT
Uts2d	NM_198133	Forward primer	653	ATGGAACTGAGAACTGCGTATC
		Reverse primer	733	AGACTTCAGGCGAGCATACA
Uts2r	NM_020537	Forward primer	343	GACTGGCACTTTGGAGATGT
		Reverse primer	443	CGTTCGCTGCTCATTATGGT

Note: geNorm^TM house-keeping gene sequences are not publicly available