Table 2 Candidate reference genes and corresponding primer sequences.

From: RNA interference and validation of reference genes for gene expression analyses using qPCR in southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis

Gene Name

Sequence 5′3′

R2

Eff%

rps18 – Ribosomal Protein S18

GCCCTCTTGTTCAAATCCAC

0.99

98.6

CTTAACGGCCATCAAAGGAG

ef1a – Elongation Factor – 1 alpha

TCCAAGAGGTGGGAATTCAG

0.99

100

GATCGTCGTTCAGGAAAAGC

rpl13 – Ribosomal Protein L13

AACCCCAAGAGGAAAGGATG

0.99

96.2

CCAGGCGCTTTTTAGAACTG

ak – Arginine Kinase

GATGGGGTCGAACAAATCAG

0.99

98.3

AGAAAACGTCCTTCGGTTCC

sdf – Succinate dehydrogenase flavoprotein subunit A

AGTTGGCAGAGACCCATTTG

0.99

100

CGCGTGTCGAGATGTTAAAGC

rpl32 – Ribosomal Protein L32

ATTGTGGACCAGCACTTTCC

0.99

99.3

TATCGACAACAGGGTGAGGAG

tub - Tubulin

TCCTGATCCTGTCCAAAACC

0.99

99.3

TGATCACCGGAAAGGAAGAC

ubiq -Ubiquitin

ATTGGAAGATGGACGCACTC

0.99

95.7

TGCCAGTCAAACTCTTCACG

  1. R2: Correlation Coefficients; Eff: Amplification efficiency.