Primers (F: Forward and R: Reverse) used for gene amplification, amplicon size and GenBank accession numbers of the sequences used for primer design.*Ovine cDNA.**Bovine cDNA.
RNA was isolated with the RNeasy kit (Qiagen) from electronically sorted total CD4SP thymocytes. RNA was reverse transcribed into cDNA by oligo(dT) priming with the QuantiTect Reverse transcription ki