Table 1. All primers used in this study are listed.

Gene symbol	Primer sequence	Tm (°C)
wtMkrn3	F: 5′-ATGGAAGAGTCTACAGCTCCCATTG-3′	58
	R: 5′-CTACAGATTCAAACTGAAATATTCTTCC-3′
mtMkrn3 (347-401 deletion)	F: 5′-CGCAGCATGGACAAAGTGGTCTCCTCTGGCTTTGTC-3′	50
	R: 5′-GACAAAGCCAGAGGAGACCACTTTGTCCATGCTGCG-3′
wtNptx1	F: 5′-ATGCTGGCCGGCCGC-3′	63
	R: 5′-TCAGTTGATCTGGCGACAAGCCTC-3′
mtNptx1 (268-302 deletion)	F: 5′-TGCGGCGCCTGGAGTGCTGCCGTTTGTAATCAACG-3′	52
	R: 5′-CGTTGATTACAAACGGCAGCACTCCAGGCGCCGCA-3′