Table 1 TaqMan® qPCR assays for candidate genes (with putative function) with primer and probe sequences for assays include on the OpenArray® gene transcription chip. Reference gives the source for existing qRT-PCR assays, “This study” indicates new assays developed here.

From: Genetic architecture and correlations between the gut microbiome and gut gene transcription in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Function

Name

Primers and Probes (5’-3’)

Reference

Reference genes

Ribosomal protein lateral stalk subunit P0 (RPLP0)

F: AGGACCACGTGGAAGTCCAA

(Laborda 1991)

R: CGCCGACAATGAAACATTTG

P: TATGAAAATCATCCAATTGC

Elongation factor 1A (EF1A)

F: AATACCCTCCTCTTGGTCGTTTC

(Laborda 1991)

R: CTTGTCGACGGCCTTGATG

P: TGCGTGACATGAGGC

Immune genes

Annexin-1 (ANXA1)

F: ACCTCCAGAAGTGCTCCTCA

This study

R: ATAGCCTTTGCCACATCCAC

P: CCGCCAAGCGTTT

Complement C1q subcomponent subunit B precursor (C1qb)

F: CGTTTCGACGGACCAATACT

This study

R: TAAACAACCCGTCCTTCAGC

P: TTGACCCTAGCCTGGAA

Complement 3 (C3)

F: GAACAGCTGGAGGTCAAAGC

This study

R: TTCTCCATCAGCTCAACACG

P: TCCACAACTACAGCGAAG

Calmodulin (CALM2a)

F: CAGACAGCGAGGAGGAGATCA

(Wellband et al. 2018)

R: TAACCGTTCCCATCCTTGTCA

P: AGAAGCGTTCCGTGTCT

T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 epsilon (CD3E)

F: TCAGGGCTCGGAAGAAGTCT

(Tadiso et al. 2011)

R: GCCACGGCCTGCTGA

P: ACCTGCTGCACCC

C-C motif chemokine 20 (CCL20)

F: TCCTGGCTGCTCTGTTCTCTCT

(Toews et al. 2019)

R: ACAGCAGTCCGCTGATTGTG

P: CTCATCATCACCCTCATT

Interleukin 8 (IL8)

F: CGCACTGCAGAGACACTGA

(Ching et al. 2010)

R: ACAAATCTCCTGACCGCTCTTG

P: TCAGAGTGGCAATGATC

Interleukin 1 (ILIB)

F: CCAGGGAGGCAGCAGCTA

(Ching et al. 2010)

R: CGGGCGTGACGTACGAA

P: ACAAAGTGCATTTGAAC

Immunoglobulin mu A2 (IGHA2)

F: CGCTGTAGATCACTTGGAAAACC

(Ching et al. 2010)

R: TCTCCTCCAGTCTCCCTCTTGT

P: ACCTTGGTAAAGAAAGC

Major Histocompatibility II beta (MHCII) (H2-AA)

F: GCCATACTGGACAAGACAGTTGAG

(Wellband et al. 2018)

R: TCATAGGCGCTGCACATCAG

P: CCCATGTCAGACTGAG

Natural Killer Enhancing Factor (NKEF)

F: TGAGGTCATTGGTGCCTCTGT

(Wellband et al. 2018)

R: GAGGTGTGTTGGTCCAAGCA

P: ATTCCCACTTCTGCCATC

Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling (SCS)

F: ACCTTTGCCGCATCACTATC

This study

R: TCCAGCAAAAAGTCCCGTAG

P: CAGCATTCTCGCTGTCA

B-cell lymphoma (BCL-2)

F: TTATGCCAGAGCTTTCAGTGAC

This study

R: ACCTCGTCCATCACGTTCTC

P: TCCTCCCAGCTACACAT

Genes with diverse functions including stress and grow

Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGFB)

F: CGTAACACAGACTCTGAATGAGTGG

This study

R: ACAAGGCAACTTCAATTGGAATC

P: TGCAAGGGGCTGGAGA

Transferrin (TF)

F: GAAGGCATGCACTTTCCATT

This study

R: GTGTGTTTGCCACAAAGGTG

P: CCAGCAGAAGGAAT

Tumour Suppressor p53 (TS53)

F: CAGTCCAGCACAGCCAAGTC

(Toews et al. 2019)

R: CGCCAACTGGCAGAACAACT

P: ACTTGCACATACTCGC

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70)

F: TCAACGATCAGGTCGTGCAA

(Wellband et al. 2018)

R: CGTCGCTGACCACCTTGAA

P: CCGACATGAAGCACTG

Metallothionein A (MetA)

F: GCTCCAAACTGGATCTTGCAA

(Wellband et al. 2018)

R: TGGTGCATGCGCAGTTG

P: TGCGGTGGATCCTG

Prostaglandin E synthase (PTGES)

F: AATACTGCGGTCTGGAGTGG

This study

R: AGACGGAGTCCCTTCTGTCA

P: AAATAGATAGCAAGAGATGC