Table 1.

Description of the selected genes and specific primers used in this study

Gene	Primer name	Primer sequence (5'-3')
LGALS1	LGALS1 (XhoI). F	AATCTCGAGATGGCTTGTGGTCTGGTCGC
	LGALS1 (BamHI). R	TTGGATTCTCAGTCAAAGGCCACACATT
LGALS1-shA	LGALS1-shRNA-A	GATCCGGGTCGCCAGCAACCTGAATCTTCAAGAGAGATTCAGGTTGCGGCGACCTTTTTTG
LGALS1-shB	LGALS1-shRNA-B	GATCCGACCTGTGCCTGCACTTCAACCTCAAGAGGGTTGAAGTGCAGGCACAGGTTTTTTTG
LGALS1-shC	LGALS1-shRNA-C	GATCCGGCCAGATGGATACGAATTCAATCAAGAGTTGAATTCGTATCCATCTGGCTTTTTTG
LGALS1-shD	LGALS1-shRNA-D	GATCCGGCCATCAACTACATGGCAGCTTCAAGAGAGCTGCCATGTAGTTGATGGCTTTTTTG

Abbreviations: LGALS1, galectin-1; shRNA, small hairpin RNA.