Table 1
The RT-PCR and qRT-PCR primers used in this study

Primer Name	Sequence (5’-3’)	Fragment size (bp)	T.M. (°C)
Cloning primers
TRα-1 F	CCTGGATGGAATTGAAGTGA	799	62.0
TRα-1R	GACATGATCTCCATGCAGC
TRα-2 F	AGGCCTTCAGCGAGTTTAC	652	59.0
TRα-2R	CCTTCTCTCCAGGCTCCTC
CRABPII-1 F	CAGTGCTCCAGTGGAAAGA	563	56.5
CRABPII-1R	CCAGAAGTGATTGGGTGAG
Real-time PCR primers
TRα-3 F	TTACCTGGACAAAGACGAGC	113	57.4
TRα-3R	TCTGGATTGTGCGGCGAAAG
CRABPII-2 F	ACATCAAAACCTCCACCACC	111	56.5
CRABPII-2R	CCCATTTCACCAGGCTCTTA
ACTB-F	CCTGCGGCATTCACGAAACTAC	87	58.5
ACTB-R	ACAGCACCGTGTTGGCGTAGAG
GAPDH-F	GCA AGTTCCACGGCACAG	249	59.0
GAPDH-R	GGT TCACGCCCATCACAA
TOP2B-F	GTGTGGAGCCTGAGTGGTATA	137	59.0
TOP2B-R	AAGCATTCGCCTGACATTGTT