Table 1 List of the qPCR primers used in this study

Sox9

F: 5′- AGTACCCGCATCTGCACAAC − 3′

R: 5′- ACGAAGGGTCTCTTCTCGCT − 3′

Foxl2

F: 5′- ACAACACCGGAGAAACCAGAC − 3′

R: 5′- CGTAGAACGGGAACTTGGCTA − 3′

Sox8

F: 5′- CGAGGGGATACTGCTGAGG − 3′

R: 5′- AGCTCTGCGTTATGGAGATGC − 3′

Wnt4

F: 5′- AGACGTGCGAGAAACTCAAAG − 3′

R: 5′- GGAACTGGTATTGGCACTCCT − 3’

Lgr6

F: 5′-GAGGACGGCATCATGCTGTC-3’

R: 5′-GCTCCGTGAGGTTGTTCATACT-3’

Gas6

F: 5′-TGCTGGCTTCCGAGTCTTC-3’

R: 5′-CGGGGTCGTTCTCGAACAC-3’

Zbtb7c

F: 5′-TTGATGAGCTGATCGGCATCC-3’

R: 5′-GTGTTCGGTACTCTTGCTCCT-3’

Erbb3

F: 5′-AAGTGACAGGCTATGTACTGGT-3’

R: 5′-GCTGGAGTTGGTATTGTAGTTCA-3’

Erbb4

F: 5′-GTGCTATGGACCCTACGTTAGT-3’

R: 5′-TCATTGAAGTTCATGCAGGCAA-3’

Cst9

F: 5′-GTCCACTGAGAAAGAAAGCTCTG-3’

R: 5′-CCACTGTGGGAATGAAATGAACA-3’

Zfp819

F: 5′-GGGCCGTGTGAGAGATTGG-3’

R: 5′-GCCTGGAATACCCCACTACC-3’

Rec8

F: 5′-TATGTGCTGGTAAGAGTGCAAC-3’

R: 5′-TGTCTTCCACAAGGTACTGGC-3’

Gapdh

F: 5′- CATGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTA − 3’

R: 5′- GCCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTT −3’