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Table 2 Primer sequences, exon locations, amplicon size, and optimal melting temperature of canine candidate reference genes.

From: Leukocyte count affects expression of reference genes in canine whole blood samples

Gene

Forward 5' →3'*

Exon(s)

Reverse 5' → 3'

Exon(s)

Product length (bp)

Tm(°C)

RPS19

CCTTCCTCAAAAA/GTCTGGG

2/3

GTTCTCATCGTAGGGAGCAAG

3

95

61.0

RPL8

CCATGAAT/CCTGTGGAGC

4/5

GTAGAGGGTTTGCCGATG

5

64

55.0

RPS5

TCACTGGTGAG/AACCCCCT

2/3

CCTGATTCACACGGCGTAG

3

141

62.5

GUSB

AGACGCTTCCAA/GTACCCC

3/4

AGGTGTGGTGTAGAGGAGCAC

4

103

62.0

B2M

TCCTCATCCTCCTCGCT

1

TTCTCTGCTGGGTGTCG

2

85†

61.2

HNRNPH

CTCACTATGATCCACCACG

5

TAGCCTCCATAAC/CTCCAC

5/6

151

61.2

HPRT

AG/CTTGCTGGTGAAAAGGAC

5/6

TTATAGTCAAGGGCATATCC

7

114‡

56.0

GAPDH

TGTCCCCACCCCCAATGTATC

2

CTCCGATGCCTGCTTCACTACCTT

2

100

58.0

SRPR

GCTTCAGGATCTGGACTGC

5/6

GTTCCCTTGGTAGCACTGG

6

81

61.2

  1. * If a primer is located on two exons, the junctions are shown with a dividing forward slash (/).
  2. † Genomic product size would be approximately 3.6 kb.
  3. ‡ Genomic product size would be approximately 300 bp.