TABLE 1.

Primer sequences used for real-time PCR gene expression studies

Gene Name	Primer Pairs
Mouse-specific primer pairs
LPL	F 5′tttgtgaaatgccatgacaag3′
	R 5′cagatgctttcttctcttgtttgt3′
aP2	F 5′gaaaacgagatggtgacaacg3′
	R 5′gccctttcataaactcttgtgg3′
SREBP-1c	F 5′ttcctcagactgtaggcaaatct3′
	R 5′agcctcagtttacccactcct3′
FAS	F 5′caacatgggacaccctgag3′
	R 5′gttgtggaagtgcaggttagg3′
PPARγ	F 5′aagacaacggacaaatcacaa3′
	R 5′gggggtgatatgtttgaacttg3′
C/EBPα	F 5′aaacaacgcaacgtggaga3′
	R 5′gcggtcattgdcactggtc3′
Wnt3a	F 5′gagacatggggacacagtca3′
	R 5′gggaatcagatgggtcctg3′
GATA2	F 5′cacccctatcccgtgaatc3′
	R 5′cagcagtagagagtaagagacacca3′
Hamster-specific primer pairs
LXRα	F 5′tcagcatcttctctgcagaccgg3′
	R 5′tcattagcatccgtgggaaca3′
LDL R	F 5′gcagtgtttctgtggctgacac3′
	R 5′gccatgcacagggtcca3′
HMGC R	F 5′gagctacatttgtgcttggcg3′
	R 5′ttcattaggccgaggctcac3′
SREBP-2	F 5′gcaaggtgttcctgcatgaa3′
	R 5′tggtgttctgactggtacgcc3′
LPL	F 5′gattcacttttctgggactga3′
	R 5′gccactgtgccgtacagaga3′
PPARα	F 5′ggccaatggcatccaaaata3′
	R 5′ccttggcgaattctgtgagc3′
β-Actin	F 5′tgctgtccctgtatgcctctg3′
	R 5′agggagagcgtagccctcat3′

GATA2, GATA binding protein 2; HMGC R, HMG-CoA reductase; LDL R, LDL receptor; LXR, liver X receptor; SREBP, sterol-regulatory element binding protein; Wnt3a, Wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 3A.