Table 1 Candidate reference genes, primer sequences and amplicon characteristics of the lotus.

From: Evaluation and validation of suitable reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR analysis in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

Gene symbol

Gene name

Gene accession

Sequence of forward & reverse primers

Amplicon length (bp)

R2

Primer efficiency

18S

18S ribosomal RNA

XM-010264930.1

AGTATCTCGGCAGTTCAGTG

191

0.997

92.827

GCAAATCCAGCACGCATA

ACT

β-actin

XM-010243420.1

TCGGTTGGACCTTGCT

207

0.996

100.353

CCATCAGGCAGCTCGTA

CYP

Cyclophilin

XM-010245789.1

GTACCCAGAAGAATGCCCTA

102

0.998

96.222

ATGAAGCCCTTGATGACTCG

UBQ

Ubiquitin

XM-010264087.1

TCGCACCTTGGCTGACT

281

0.996

95.465

GGACAAGATGAAGGGTGG

UBC

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme

XM-010246251.1

AACATCAATAGCAATGGGAGC

116

0.997

97.752

GGATTTGGGTCCGTTAG

TUA

Tubulin alpha

XM-010268491.1

GTCTTCTCCCGAATTGACCAC

86

0.998

95.173

TCTTCCATGCCCTCGCCAA

GAPDHHHHHHHH

Glyceraldehyde-3-phos -hate dehydrogenase

XM-010250569.1

CGAACAGATCAAAGCCGCTA

199

0.997

94.249

GCTGTAACCCCATTCGTTG

EF-1α

Eukaryotic elongation factor

XM-010246657.1

CAAGTCTGTTGAGATGCACCA

119

0.999

88.998

AGTTCGAGGCAACATAACCAC

MDH

Malate dehydrogenase

XM-010264019.1

CCATAACAGGGCACTAGGTCA

164

0.999

94.338

CAACAAGCTCACGTACAGG

PLA

Phospholipase A2

XM-010268730.1

TTCTCCTGTGTCCTCCTCGTC

120

0.997

91.09

TACTCCACAGAACTTCCCGTA

TBP

TATA-box-binding protein

XM-010278104.1

TTTCCAGCAAAGTTTAAGGAC

101

0.997

98.549

GCACCATGAGAATATGCAAG

Eif-5a

Eukaryotic initiation factor 5a

XM-010267296.1

GCCTTCGTCCCACAACT

94

0.998

90.252

AGTCAGAAGGCTCACAA