Table 1.

Primers used for quantitative real-time PCR

Gene symbol	Primers sequence	Product (bp)
RGC-32	For: 5’-AGGAACAGCTTCAGCTTCAG-3’	152
	Rev: 5’-GCTAAAGTTTTGTCAAGATCAGCA-3’
FasL	For: 5’-GCCCATTTAACAGGCAAGTC-3’	110
	Rev: 5’-ATCACAAGGCCACCCTTCTT-3’
CDC2	For: 5’-TTTTCAGAGCTTTGGGCACT-3’	100
	Rev: 5’-AGGCTTCCTGGTTTCCATTT-3’
AKT1	For: 5′‐ACGCCAAGGAGATCATGC-3′	185
	Rev: 5′‐CTCCATGCTGTCATCTTGGTC‐3′
L13	For: 5’-CGTGCGTCTGAAGCCTACA-3’	227
	Rev: 5’-GGAGTCCGTGGGTCTTGAG-3’

For, forward primer; Rev, reverse primer; Bp, base pairs; RGC-32, Response gene to complement 32; FasL, Fas ligand; CDC2, cell division control protein 2, L13, ribosomal protein L13. IL-21 primers were purchased from SABiosciences, cat# PPH01684A