Table S1.
Primer sequences used for real-time PCR
| Gene name | Species | Sequences for forward and reverse primers (5′–3′) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| HMGCOAS | Mouse | GCCGTGAACTGGGTCGAA | GCATATATAGCAATGTCTCCTGCAA |
| Human | AGCAAGTTTCTTTTCATTTCGAGTATC | GATGTGCTGGACACCAACTTGT | |
| HMGCOAR | Mouse | CTTGTGGAATGCCTTGTGAT | AGCCGAAGCAGCACATGAT |
| Human | GGGAACCTCGGCCTAATGAA | CACCACGCTCATGAGTTTCCA | |
| SREBP2 | Mouse | GCGTTCTGGAGACCATGGA | ACAAAGTTGCTCTGAAAACAAATCA |
| Human | AGGAGAACATGGTGCTGA | TAAAGGAGAGGCACAGGA | |
| LDLR | Human | GTCTTGGCACTGGAACTCGT | CTGGAAATTGCGCTGGAC |
| Squalene synthase | Mouse | CCAACTCAATGGGTCTGTTCCT | TGGCTTAGCAAAGTCTTCCAACT |
| 18S | Mouse | TGACTCAACACGGGAAACCT | AACCAGACAAATCCAC |
| Human | AACCCGTTGAACCCCATT | CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG | |