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Primers used in the study
| Variables | Forward primers | Reverse primers |
| ZEB1 | ACCCCATAAATATCGCTATACCTAC | CCTCTACATTTGATACTCCTTCTGA |
| ESRP1 | AGTTGATCCTGCTGTTCTGGAAAGT | TCACTGACTGGTTAAACTGTCGGAG |
| CLDN7 | CCAGTTAGGAGCCTTGATGCC | ACACACAAATCGACCCCTCC |
| OCLN | ACAAGCG GTTTTATCCAGAGTC | GTCATCCACAGGCGAAGTTAAT |
| CDH3 | ATCATCG TGACCGACCAGAAT | GACTCCCTCTAAGACACTCCC |
| CLDN4 | GGGGCAA GTGTACCAACTG | GACACCGGCACTATCACCA |
| ALCAM | ACTTGACGTACCTCAGAATCTCA | CATCGTCGTACTGCACACTTT |
| GRHL2 | AGACATCAAGTGGCACATTTCAGTA | AGAGTGCCAGTATTTCCAGTATTTG |
| MAL2 | TTGCCTCCTCCAATGTTCCTC | AAATCCAGGAAGTTCCAGTTAGC |
| Vimentin | CGGCTGCGAGAGAAATTGC | CCACTTTCCGTTCAAGGTCAAG |
| α-SMA | GGCACCACTGAACCCTAAGG | ACAATACCAGTTGTACGTCCAGA |
| TGF-β1 | CTTCAATACGTCAGACATTCGGG | GTAACGCCAGGAATTGTTGC TA |
| TGF-β2 | TCGACATGGATCAGTTTATGCG | CCCTGGTACTGTTGTAGA TGGA |
| TGF-β3 | CCTGGCCCTGCTGAACTTG | TTGATGTGGCCGAAGTCCAAC |
| CDH1 | ATTTTTCCCTCGACACCCGAT | TCCCAGGCGTAGACCAAGA |
| RhoA | GGAAAGCAGGTAGAGTTGGCT | GGCTGTCGATGGAAAAACACAT |
| SNAI2 | GGCTGTCGATGGAAAAACACAT | CTGAGGATCTCTGGTTGTGGT |