Table 1.

The sequences and stem-loop primers of candidate reference miRNAs.

Gene	Sequence	Stem-loop primer (5′-3′)
miR156a	TGACAGAAGAGAGGGAGCAC	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACGTGCTCCC
miR159a	CTTGGAGTGAAGGGAGCTCTC	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACGAGAGCTC
miR160e	TGCCTGGCTCCCTGTATGCCA	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTGGCATAC
miR162	TCGATAAACCTCTGCATCCAG	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACCTGGATGC
miR164a	TGGAGAAGCAGGGCACGTGCA	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTGCACGTG
miR167a	TGAAGCTGCCAGCATGATCTG	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACCAGATCAT
miR168	TCGCTTGGTGCAGGTCGGGAA	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTTCCCGAC
miR169a	CAGCCAAGGATGACTTGCCGG	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACCCGGCAG
miR396a	TTCCACAGCTTTCTTGAACTA	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTAGTTCAA