Table 2 Oligonucleotide sequences for primers used in qRT-PCR.

From: Role of the venus kinase receptor in the female reproductive physiology of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Reference genes

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Target genes

Forward primer

Reverse primer

α-tubulin1A

5′-TGACAATGAGGCCATCTATG-3′

5′-TGCTTCCATACCCAGGAATGA-3′

CG13220

5′-TGTTCAGTTTTGGCTCTGTTCTGA-3′

5′-ACTGTTCTCCGGCAGAATGC-3′

Ubi

5′-GACTTTGAGGTGTGGCGTAG-3′

5′-GGATCACAAACACAGAACGA-3′

GAPDH

5′-GTCTGATGACAACAGTGCAT-3′

5′-GTCCATCACGCCACAACTTTC-3′

RP49

5′-CGCTACAAGAAGCTTAAGAGGTCAT-3′

5′-CCTACGGCGCACTCTGTTG-3′

β-actin

5′-AATTACCATTGGTAACGAGCGATT-3′

5′-TGCTTCCATACCCAGGAATGA-3′

EF1α

5′-GATGCTCCAGGCCACAGAGA-3′

5′-TGCACAGTCGGCCTGTGAT-3′

SgVKR

5′-GCATCTTGGCATTGATTTGCTA-3′

5′-GGAATCTCCCATTTGTCAAGAGTT-3′

SgSpo

5′-CAACATCTTCACCAGCTACATGTG-3′

5′-GGGTCGTCGTAGTCGAAGGA-3′

SgPhm

5′-CGCAGAGCCCGGACAAC-3′

5′-CGAACATGTCGGCCATGA-3′

SgDib

5′-TAGCTGGAATGGACACAACATC-3′

5′-CTGGGTCTGGAAAATACTCTGG-3′

SgSad

5′-ATCGTGGCCGAGATTACGAA-3′

5′-AGCACCATCTCCGGATCCT-3′

SgShd

5′-CCGCCGTCATTGACTTCATA-3′

5′-GTGAGCTCCCAAGCGTGG-3′

SgVg1

5′-CCGCTGAACATCACTGCAAT-3′

5′-ACTTGGGCCAAATGGATGAG-3′

SgVg2

5′-GCTACCCGCAATCTGTAAAATACA-3′

5′-CGACTGTGAAAGGGCATTGA-3′

SgKr-h1

5′-CTCCAAGACGTTCATCCAGAG-3′

5′-TGCTTGGAGCAGGTGAAG-3′

SgJHAMT

5′-CGGAGCAAAGGCAAGCA-3′

5′-CCACTTCACCGCCTGGTTT-3′

SgCYP15A1

5′-AAAGCAACTTCATCATTCACAGATG-3′

5′-CAGAGCCAGCCATGAACAAA-3′

  1. Abbreviations: Ubi = ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 10, GAPDH = glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, RP49 = ribosomal protein 49, EF1α = elongation factor 1 alpha, VKR = venus kinase receptor, Spo = spook, Phm = phantom, Dib = disembodied, Sad = shadow, Shd = shade, Vg = vitellogenin, Kr-h1 = Krüppel-homolog 1, JHAMT = juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase, CYP15A1 = methyl farnesoate epoxidase.