TABLE 1.

List of primers used for qRT-PCR.

Primer	Forward	Reverse
ST3Gal1	5′-ATGGTCCTCGTGCCC TTCA-3′	5′-GTCCTGCTTCACCTTGATC TTCG-3′
ST3Gal2	5′-TCTACAACCCAGCCTT CTTCA-3′	5′-CGTTCACCTCATCACA CACA-3′
ST3Gal3	5′-GCCTGAACAGTATGAGC GTGAC-3′	5′-GCCACCGATTTCCAG AAGC-3′
ST3Gal5	5′-TCACGCTACTGACCTGTTT GTTG-3′	5′-TTTTCTGCCACCTGCT TCCA-3′
Neu1	5′-GACCTTTGACCCTGAA CTGG-3′	5′-GAACTCTGGATGGGCT GGAT-3′
Neu3	5′-CACTGGTCTCACCCTT GGAT-3′	5′-ACTCGGTCCCACACTC AAAC-3′
GAPDH	5′-GACAACTTTGGCATCG TGGA-3′	5′-ATGCAGGGATGATGTT CTGG-3′

ST3Gal1–6: beta-galactoside alpha-2 and 3-sialyltransferases 1–6; NEU1–4: sialidases.