Oligo primers used in real-time RT-PCR study 
Gene Name Symbo Forward seq. (5' - 3') Reverse Seq
retinal G protein coupled receptor RGR ACCGAACCAAGTGAGC ACCACTAGGCAATCTATCC
S-antigen; retina and pineal gland (arrestin) SAG ATTGACGTGATCGGCT TCAGTAATCGCACGGAG
retinal pigment epithelium-specific protein 65kDa RPE65  TCAGGGCCTCGTCAAG GCTCACCACCACACTC
rhodopsin (opsin 2, rod pigment) (retinitis pigmentosa 4) RHO TGCTCAACCTAGCCGT AGCGTGTAGTAGTCGATT
retinol dehydrogenase 5 (11-cis and 9-cis) RDH5 TGTCTTCATCACCGGC CTTCCTTAACGTGCATCT
retinaldehyde binding protein 1 RLBP1 AGTCGGGACAAGTATGG CCACATTGTAGGTCGTG
transcriptional activator of the c-fos promoter CROC4 CTCTCTGGCATGTTCCT CATCACATCGGGGACT
sulfatase 1 SULF1 GCACCTAGAAGGCAGC CGATGAGTCTCCGTGT
retinal pigment epithelium-derived rhodopsin homolog RRH GGAACTTCGGACACCC GCCACGACCGTGAGTA
protein kinase C, theta PRKCQ TGCTAGACACCTTCGC CCTACGGAGGGGCTTA