Table 2.

Primers Used for Reverse-Transcription and RT-qPCR Assay of the Target miRNAs and APRIL

Target	Primer sequences (5`-3`)
miR-145-5p	S*: 5`- GTCGTATCGAGAGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTCGATACGACAGGGATT -3`
	F**: 5`- GTTTTCCCAGGAATCCCT -3`
miR-185-5p	S: 5`- GTCGTATCGAGAGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTCGATACGACTCAGGAA -3`
	F: 5`- GAGAGAAAGGCAGTTCCTGA -3`
miR-103	S: 5`-GTCGTATCGAGAGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTCGATACGACCAAGGCA-3`
	F: 5`-GCTTCTTTACAGTGCTGCC-3`
Common Reverse	5`-AGAGCAGGGTCCGAGGT-3`
APRIL	F: 5`- AACAGAAGAAGCAGCACTC -3`
	R: 5`- GCAGATAAACTCCAGCATCC -3`
GAPDH	F:5`-GGAGTCCACTGGCGTCTTCAC-3`
	R:5`-GAGGCATTGCTGATGATCTTGAGG-3`

*, Stem-loop gene-specific reverse-transcriptase primers; **, Specific forward primers for RT-qPCR amplification