Table 1 – Primers used during the experimental work Primer (5’-3’) Reference/Target MluIpMCT1 HindIIIpMCT1 MCT1 f1 MCT1 f2 For1:ATGACGCGTGATTGCCTAGAGCTCGTCAG For2:ATGACGCGTGGACATCAAAGACACTCCATG Rev :ATGAAGCTTCTGCCTCGTTTGCTTGTTCC Tm (ºC) 77.7 78.2 75.7 For1: GATTGCCTAGAGCTCGTCAG Rev: CTGCCTCGTTTGCTTGTTCC For2: GGACATCAAAGACACTCCATG Rev: CTGCCTCGTTTGCTTGTTCC 61.7 67.0 62.0 67.0 RVprimer3 CTAGCAAAATAGGCTGTCCC GLprimer2 GGAAGACGCCAAAAACATAAAG STAT3 (MCT1 promoter) 54.1 60.3 For1:GATTACGGTGAGAAAGATTCTGC Rev1:CCCTTATGTCTCCTCACTGC 62.7 61.3 For2: GTGATCCCCTGAAACGACAATG Rev2: CTGCAAAAATATCAACCTGAATTCC FOXM1 MCT1 MCT4 HPRT 56.0 For:GTATTACTCACTAGTAGTACTTGGC Rev:GAGATTGAAGAAGAGTAGAGATTGG STAT3 (LDHB promoter) STAT3 57.0 For:TGTGGGAAGAATCACGCCTTCTAC Rev:GTCATCCTGGAGATTCTCTACCAC For:CTTTCTTTGTTTATCAGTGCTGCTAG Rev:GGCTGGATTTCTTCCTCCTTG 67.5 65.2 69.1 63.9 63.1 65.9 For: GCTGGGCAGTGGTAATTGGA Rev: CAGTAATTGATTTGGGAAATGCAT For: CACAAGTTCTCCAGTGCCATTG Rev: CGCATCCAGGAGTTTGCCTC For: TGACACTGGCAAAACAATGCA Rev: GGTCCTTTTCACCAGCAAGCT 67.1 64.4 66.7 69.2 67.5 66.6 Technique PCR; Automate sequencing PCR; Automate sequencing PCR; Automate sequencing PCR; Automate sequencing qRT-PCR (ChIP) qRT-PCR (ChIP) qRT-PCR Tm: melting temperature 1