Table 1. Primer sequences and accession numbers of melanogenesis-related genes analysed by RT-qPCR

Gene	Accession no.	Primer	Sequence (5’-3’)	Amplicon size (bp)
MC1R¹⁾	NM_008559.2	Forward	AGAAGCTGGGGGCTGATAC	60
MC1R¹⁾	NM_008559.2	Reverse	AGGAAGTAGGAAGCGGTCTGT	60
TGF-β1²⁾	NM_011577.2	Forward	CTCCCGTGGCTTCTAGTGC	133
TGF-β1²⁾	NM_011577.2	Reverse	GCCTTAGTTTGGACAGGATCTG	133
Myo5a	NM_010864.2	Forward	GCGCCATCACCCTAAACA	90
Myo5a	NM_010864.2	Reverse	CCAGTTGACTGACATTGTACCTG	90
Rab27a	NM_023635.5	Forward	GAAGACCAGAGGGCAGTGAA	78
Rab27a	NM_023635.5	Reverse	ACTGGTTTCAAAATAGGGGATTC	78
β-Actin	NM_007393.4	Forward	CGTGCGTGACATCAAAGAGAA	137
β-Actin	NM_007393.4	Reverse	GCTCGTTGCCAATAGTGATGA	137

MC1R, melanocortin 1 receptor.
TGF-β1, transforming growth factor-β.