Table 1.

primer sequences used in qRT-PCR

Genes	Accession numbers	Primer sequences(5’to3’)
HMGCR	NM_013134	aFP:5′-CAATGGCAACAACAGAAGG-3′
		bRP:5′-CACAAGCACGAGGAAGAC-3’
IGFBP7	NM_001013048	FP:5′-TCACCCAGGTCAGCAAAG-3’
		RP:5′-GTCACCAGGCAAGAGTTC-3’
Notch1	NM_001105721	FP:5′-GGTGGACATTGACGAGTG-3’
		RP:5′-GGCATAAGCAGAGGTAGTAG-3’
ACACB	NM_053922	FP:5′-CGGCTACTACCTGGACATC-3’
		RP:5′-TGGAATCGCTTGGCTTGG-3’
GAPDH	NM_017008	FP:5′-ATGGTGAAGGTCGGTGTGAACG-3’
		RP:5′-CGCTCCTGGAAGATGGTGATGG-3’

^aFP: forward primer

^bRP: reverse primer