Table 1 Sequences of all the primers used in this study

RACE-1

5'-GAAGCTGCAGAACGACATGG-3'

RACE-1-Hind

5'-CCCAAGCTTGAAGCTGCAGAACGACATGG-3'

RACE-2

5'-CCAACTGACCAAAGGCTGC-3'

P-1403

5'-GAGAGTCTTGATCTTGTCGC-3'

P-1403-Hind

5'-CCCAAGCTTGAGAGTCTTGATCTTGTCG-3'

P-296

5'-CCCAAGCTTGGAGATGCGATTGGACTGG-3'

P-250

5'-CCCAAGCTTGGCCCAGGAGTGGTCC-3'

P-203

5'-CCCAAGCTTAAGATCGTATTGGACCAGCC-3'

P-165

5'-CCCAAGCTTTCCCGGAGGCGGAAGCC-3'

F1MsrB

5'-ATGTCGTTCTGCAGCTTCTTC-3'

R1MsrB

5'-CACACTTGCCACAGGACAC-3'

GAPDHf

5'-CCACCCATGGCAAATTCCATGGCA-3'

GAPDHr

5'-TCTAGACGGCAGGTCAGGTCCACC-3'

forSp1-C

5'-GGACTGGCACCGGGGGTTTTGGCCTTGGGGAAGTGG-3'

revSp1-C

5'-CCACTTCCCCAAGGCCAAAACCCCCGGTGCCAGTCC-3'

forSp1-E

5'-CCAGCCCTGAGGAGGGTTTTGGCCTCCCGGAGGCGG-3'

revSp1-E

5'-CCGCCTCCGGGAGGCCAAAACCCTCCTCAGGGCTGG-3'