Table S4.

qRT-PCR primer sequence used in this study

Name	Forward primer sequence	Reverse primer sequence
CD44	5′-GACACATAGCTCAATGCTTCAGC-3′	5′-GATGCCAAGATGATCAGCCATTCTGCAAT-3′
β-Actin	5′-CTCCATCCTGGCCTCGCTGT-3′	5′-GCTGTCACCTTCACCGTTCC -3′