Table 2.

List of predesigned TaqMan gene expression assays used for qPCR.

Full gene name	Gene	Amplicon length	Assay ID	Function/use
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha	PGC-1α	96	Ss03393114_u1	Regulation of genes involved in energy metabolism
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma	PPARγ	72	Ss03394829_m1	Fatty acid storage and glucose metabolism
Lipoprotein-lipase	LPL	66	Ss03394612_m1	Triglyceride hydrolysis
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B	CPT1B	60	Ss03378792_u1	Transport of long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs into mitochondria
Glycogen synthase 1	GYS1	101	Ss03376867_u1	Glycogen synthesis
Hexokinase 2	HK2	78	Ss03390132_m1	Glycolysis
Fatty acid synthase	FASN	95	Ss03386194_u1	Fatty acid synthesis
Actin, beta	ACTB	77	Ss03376081_u1	Endogenous control
Eukaryotic ribosomal (r) 18S rRNA	18S rRNA	69	Hs03003631_g1	Endogenous control