Table 1 Description of the traditional reference candidate genes tested.
Gene identification1 | Gene name | tblastx results | Putative function/reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Best hit (characterised) | Â | ||
| Â | Â | Locus | Description | Score | Â |
AF021243.1 | eIF4B | NM_101172.2 | Arabidopsis thaliana translation initiation factor | 85.8 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B [64] |
AF475127.1 | 18S subunit ribosomal protein | EU972520 | Zea mays 18S ribosomal RNA | 94.5 | 18S subunit ribosomal protein |
AY049041.1 | Ta28S | AF479118.1 | Populus tremuloides 26S ribosomal RNA | 614 | Ribosomal RNA [65] |
AY456122.1 | CYP18-2 | RICCYP2G | Oryza sativa (CYP2) | 334 | Cyclophilin A [66] |
D13147.1 | Elongation factor 1 beta | RICEF1B | O. sativa (japonica cultivar-group) mRNA for elongation factor 1 beta' | 149 | Elongation factor 1 beta [67] |
TC234027 | Actin II (ACT2) | AY305724 | Gossypium hirsutum actin (ACT2) | 891 | [68] |
TC234060 | Actin 11 (ACT11) | AY305724 | Ricinus communis actin (ACT) | 853 | [68] |
TC247734 | Actin 11 | AY742219 | Saccharum officinarum actin | 888 | [68] |
TC248038 | Actin I | NM_121018 | Arabidopsis (ACT7) | 903 | [68] |
TC248640 | Actin 7 | AY305724 | G. hirsutum actin (ACT2) | 887 | [68] |
U76558.1 | Alpha-tubulin | Y08490 | Hordeum.vulgare mRNA for alpha-tubulin 2 (TUB2) | 714 | Alpha-tubulin [69] |
U76745.1 | Beta-tubulin 2 (Tubb2) | AF059288 | Eleusine indica beta-tubulin 2 (TUB2) | 1016 | Beta-tubulin 2 [70] |
U76895.1 | Beta-tubulin 4 (Tubb4) | NM_001112218 | Z. mays beta-7 tubulin (TUBB7) | 977 | Beta-tubulin 4 [70] |