TABLE 1.

List of primers used in this study

No.	Gene		Primer sequence	Application	Size (bp)
1	Myocd (mouse)	For	AAGGTCCATTCCAACTGCTC	qPCR	216
		Rev	CCATCTCTACTGCTGTCATCC
2	Acta2 (mouse)	For	GCTTCGCTGGTGATGATGCTC	qPCR	177
		Rev	AGTTGGTGATGATGCCGTGTTC
3	Cnn1 (mouse)	For	GGACCAGGCGACCATCAG	qPCR	297
		Rev	TAGGCAGAGTTGTAGTAGTTGTG
4	Myh 11 (mouse)	For	TGCCGACACAGCCTACAGAAG	qPCR	130
		Rev	GGACGCCACCACAGCCAAG
5	Gja1 (mouse)	For	AACAGCAGCAGACTTTGAAAC	qPCR	234
		Rev	AATGAAGAGCACCGACAGC
6	Gapd (mouse)	For	CGTGCCGCCTGGAGAAAC	RT-PCR and qPCR	136
		Rev	TGGGAGTTGCTGTTGAAGTCG
7	Myocd (mouse)	For	TTCTGCCGATGGATTCTTCCGTGA	RT-PCR	208
		Rev	AGATCCTGGATTGTGTCCAGAGGA
8	Cnn1 (rat)	For	ACACTTTAACCGAGGTCCTGCCTA	qPCR	154
		Rev	CTTGAGGCCATCCATGAAGTTGCT
9	Acta2 (rat)	For	GCTGTGCTATGTCGCTCTGG	qPCR	157
		Rev	AATGAAAGATGGCTGGAAGAGG
10	Krt20 (rat)	For	ATGCGGATAACTGTGGAAGC	qPCR	187
		Rev	CCTCCACGTTGACATTGTTG
11	Myocd (rat)	For	CAGAAAGTGACAAGAACGATACAG	qPCR	265
		Rev	TGAAGCAGCCGAGCATAGG
12	Gja1 (rat)	For	GAAAGAGAGGTGCCCAGAC	qPCR	199
		Rev	GCCAGGTTGTTGAGTGTTAC
13	Gapd (rat)	For	GCAAGTTCAACGGCACAGTCAAG	qPCR	124
		Rev	ACATACTCAGCACCAGCATCACC

Each number (No.) indicates the pair of primers used to amplify the gene listed.