Table 1 PCR primers used in this study. PCR primers sequences Pink1-S 5′ AGTCACTACCTATGCCCATCCATCTAA 3′ Pink1-AS 5′ TTCAGTGTCATCCGTGTTTGTCCTT 3′ Parkin-S 5′ CTGGAACTGTGGCTGTGAGTGGAA 3′ Parkin-AS 5′ AGAAGAAGAAATGGCTAACAAAGGTAGGAG 3′ Beclin 1-S 5′ GCAAGATTGAAGACACTGGAGGCA 3′ Beclin 1-AS 5′ GTGAGGACACCCAAGCAAGACCC 3′ Atg5-s 5′ ATGCAGTTGAGGCTCACTTTATGTC 3′ Atg5-AS 5′ TGGAGGGTATTCCATGAGTTTCC 3′ P62-S 5′ AAGGTGGTGGTGCCTCCCAAAGA 3′ P62-AS 5′ CACATGCTGAGTGAGCCAAATGA 3′ Actin-S 5′ AGGGAAATCGTGCGTGACAT 3′ Actin-AS 5′ CCTCGGGGCATCGGAA 3′