Table 2.

Primer sequences used for RT-PCR ^a

	Primers 5′-3′
RNA	Forward	Reverse
LYVE-1	CCA GTG AGC CGA CAG TTT GGA G	CAG GTA TTG TAG AGT AAG GGG ATG CC
VEGF-D	CAG TGA AGC GAT CAT CTC AG	TAC GAG GTG CTG GTG TTC ATA C
Gli1	TGC CTT GTA CCC TCC TCC CGA A	GCG ATC TGT GAT GGA TGA GAT TCC C
Gli2	AGA TTC TGA GCC AGC AGA GG	TGG TGT CAC TCA GAC AGT TGC
Gli3	TGC AGG GTG AAT GGT ATC AA	TGA TTA GCA CCT GGG GAA AG
β-actin	ACC CAG ATC ATG TTT GAG AC	GGA GTT GAA GGT AGT TTC GT

^aGli1, Glioma-associated oncogene homolog zinc finger protein 1; LYVE-1, Lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1; Shh, Sonic hedgehog; VEGF-D, Vascular endothelial growth factor D.