Table 1 Primer sequences for qRT-PCR and dsRNA synthesis.

From: Fatty acid synthase 2 contributes to diapause preparation in a beetle by regulating lipid accumulation and stress tolerance genes expression

Genes

Forward primers (5′-3′)

Reverse primers (5′-3′)

E (%)

R2

qRT-PCR

 RPL19

gtaatgcgatgcggcaagaa

gagtgcaccgctacaggttt

102.2

0.998

 FAS1

ggccaacgagttatgggtat

agggcataaacagtcgttcc

90.3

0.992

 FAS2

cactgaactctgccacgtct

cgcgtttgccactagaatcg

92.5

0.991

 Hsp21

acgtcaggtcctggagatca

tgaactgctgaacgtcgaga

98.0

0.990

 Hsp23

tgtactgagaccgctgagga

gtagcgaggcctgtttggta

90.7

0.988

 Hsp70

tgactttcgatctggacgcc

gtcgatatcctgctgcgaca

93.8

0.990

 SOD

aagctgggacatatagcgcc

gcctaggtctccaacgtgtc

98.2

0.996

 GST

tcgaaatacgccaaagggca

tctcagtggttccaacaggc

104.1

0.994

 Met

caattgctcaacacccagcc

ccttcgttgagcgacagtct

98.2

0.998

RNAi

 GFP

gcgtaatacgactcactataggtggtcccaattctcgtggaac

gcgtaatacgactcactataggcttgaagttgaccttgatgcc

n.a.

n.a.

 FAS2

gcgtaatacgactcactataggaagaacacaaccttccacgg

gcgtaatacgactcactataggccgcttctggaagtgagaac

n.a.

n.a.

 Met

gcgtaatacgactcactataggatgattgaggaagtgtcggg

gcgtaatacgactcactatagggattctcgtggtggaccagt

n.a.

n.a.

  1. E, PCR efficiency; R2, Standard curve R2; n.a., not applied.