Table 2.

Primer Sequences for RT-qPCR

Genes	Primer Sequences
PVT1	F: 5′-TTGGCACATACAGCCATCAT-3′
	R: 5′-GCAGTAAAAGGGGAACACCA-3′
miR-424-5p	F: 5′- CAGCAGCAATTCATGT-3′
	R: 5′- TGGTGTCGTGGAGTCG-3′
U6	F: 5′-GGCTGGTAAGGATGAAGG-3′
	R: 5′-TGGAAGGAGGTCATACGG-3′
CARM1	F: 5′-TTGATGTTGGCTGTGGCTCTGG-3′
	R: 5′-ATGGGCTCCGAGATGATGATGTCC-3′
MMP-2	F: 5′-AGGGCACATCCTATGACAGC–3’
	R: 5′-ATTTGTTGCCCAGGAAAGTG–3’
MMP-9	F: 5′-GCCACCCGAGTGTAACCAT-3′
	R: 5′-TCCCTGGAGACCTGAAACC-3′
Bax	F: 5′-AAGCTGAGCGAGTGTCTCCGGCG-3′
	R: 5′-GCCACAAAGATGGTCACTGTCTGCC-3′
Bcl-2	F: 5′-CTCGTCGCTACCGTCGTGACTTCG-3′
	R: 5′-CAGATGCCGGTTCAGGTACTCAGTC-3′
GAPDH	F: 5′-AGTCCACTG GCGTCTTCA-3′
	R: 5′-GAGTC CTTCCACGATACCAA-3′

miR-424-5p, microRNA-424-5p; CARM1, co-activator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1; MMP-2, matrix metalloproteinase-2; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; Bax, Bcl2-associated X protein; Bcl-2, B cell lymphoma-2; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; F, forward; R, reverse.