Table 1.

Primer sequences of apoptotic related genes and housekeeping genes used for RT-qPCR study

Genes	Primers sequence	Role in apoptosis
Basic leucine zipper transcriptional factor ATF-like 2 (BATF2)	5′-TGAAGGAGCAGCCATAGC-3′	Pro apoptosis
	5′-ACATAAGGTAATAGCGGTGACA-3′
Ras association domain-containing protein 1 (RASSF1)	5′-CTGGAGGCGTGGCGTGTAT-3′	Pro apoptosis
	5′-GACGGCTAGGATCTGGCTCTTG-3′
TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2)	5′-CCGCTACTGCTCCTACTG-3′	Anti apoptotic
	5′-AAATGCCCTCTTCGTATATGC-3′
Programmed cell death protein 5 (PDCD5)	5′-GAAACAGTATCTTAGCCCAAGTC-3′	Pro apoptotic
	5′-CCACTTAGTTGCCCGTATCT-3′
Melanoma-associated antigen B16 (MAGEB16)	5′-GCCAGATGCCAAGAATGTG-3′	Pro apoptotic
	5′-AGCGAAGTGCTCTTCATACC-3′
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)	5′ -ATCAATCTGCCTAACTATCT-3′	Pro apoptotic
	5′ -CTGAGCCCTTAATTCTCT-3′
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)	5′-GCTGAGTATGTTGTGGAGTC-3′	House keeping gene
	5′-GCAGAAGGAGCAGAGATGA-3′
Glucuronidase β (GUSB)	5′-AACTCCAACTATGAAGCAGACCT-3′	House keeping gene
	5′-TGCTCCGTACTCGCTCTG-3′
Actin, beta-like 2 (ACTBL2)	5′-CAGGAGTACGACGAGTCCG-3′	House keeping gene
	5′-CAAGAAAGGGTGTAACGCAACT-3′