“…The total RNA for real‐time RT‐PCR was extracted from the thymus, spleen, inguinal lymph node, tonsil, skin, trachea, lung, heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, vagina, oral cavity, proximal duodenum, proximal jejunum, distal ileum, caecum, proximal colon, and rectum of Chinese rhesus macaques. Total RNA from 10–20 mg of each type of tissues or 10 7 PBMCs was extracted with RNAPrep Pure Tissue Kit (Tiangen, Beijing, China) as described previously . Extracted RNA was eluted with 100 μl RNase‐Free water and divided into small aliquots and stored at −80°.…”