Table 1. List of primers used in the study.

Primers	Sequence
EgFAD8-pYES2 F	5’-TAGGTACCATGGCGAGTTGGGTTCTATC-3’ (KpnI)
EgFAD8-pYES2 R	5’-GCTCTAGATCAATCTGAGTTCTTCTGTGAAA-3’ (XbaI)
RT-EgFAD8 F	5’-TAACGGGAAACGGGTGAA-3’
RT-EgFAD8 R	5’-CCATCCAGTTATTGAGGTAGG-3’
RT-β-actin F	5’-TGGAAGCTGCTGGAATCCAT-3’
RT-β-actin R	5’-TCCTCCACTGAGCACAACGTT-3’