Table 1.

Gene-specific primers used to amplify the miRNAs precursors and mature miRNA

Gene	Forward primer (5′→3′)	Reverse primer (5′→3′)
Pre-miR-172a	GCAGCACCATCAAGATTCAC	GCAGCATCATCAAGATTCTCATA
Pre-miR-172b	CAGCACCATTAAGATTCACAT	CAGCATCATCAAGATTCTCATA
RT-miR-172	CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTCAGT TGAGATGCAGCA
miR-172	ACACTCCAGCTGGGAGAATCTTGATGATGC
RT-miR-824	CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTCAGTTGAGTCCCTTCT
miR-824	ACACTCCAGCTGGGTAGACCATTTGTGAGA	TGGTGTCGTGGAGTC