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Table 2 Primer sequences used for qRT-PCR analysis

From: Selection and validation of reference genes for gene expression analysis in apomictic and sexual Cenchrus ciliaris

Gene name

Primers-(5′-3′) forward/reverse

Amplicon size (bp)

PCR Efficiency ± SD1

EF1alpha

GTGGTTCATGATGATGACCTGGGA/

82

1.90 ± 0.03

TGGTTATGTGGCCTCCAACTCCAA

EIF4A

TGGTGATGAGCACACGGGATGAA/

80

1.90 ± 0.05

TCACGGTGACATGGACCAGAACACTA

ACT2

CCTTCCTGATATCCACATCACA/

103

1.85 ± 0.03

CCTGAGGTCCTCTTCCAACC

UBCE

TGTCATGGCATCGAAGCGTATCCT/

106

1.87 ± 0.03

TTGCCAATGAAACATGTCCTCGCC

GAPDH

TGTCACCAGTGAAGTCCGTGGAAA/

94

1.95 ± 0.04

AAGAAGGCTATCAAGGCTGCGTCT

TUBA

CTGCAGAATTCAGGTTTGATGGTGC/

80

2.05 ± 0.05

GATACGTGGGTATGGAACAAGGTTGG

  1. 1SD, standard deviation; efficiency values for genes were calculated using the standard curve method of Light Cycler 4.8 software (absolute quantitation via second derivative method). An efficiency of 2 denotes 100%. All the error values for standard curves were below 0.02.