Table 3 Primer sequences and amplicon size for qPCR and dsRNA synthesis of the target genes hsp, shi, and iap.

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

Gene

Primer

Primer Sequence (5′-3′)

Amplicon (bp)

hsp – heat shock protein

F-qRNA-HSP

ACACGCACACTCGTTCTCAC

139

R-qRNA-HSP

TACGCGTACTCGCTGAAGAA

F-dsRNA-HSP

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGTGCAG

CAACTGGTCAAAGA

351

R-dsRNA-HSP

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGTCTTT

GGTCATGGGACGTT

shi – shibire

F-qRNA-SHI

AGTTCGCCGTTGATGAAATC

86

R-qRNA-SHI

TCGAGCAGGGCTTTATGTCT

F-dsRNA-SHI

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGTAGATC

GGTGTCAGTTCCCC

379

R-dsRNA-SHI

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGCGAGC

GCGTTTTCTATTAC

iap – inhibitor of apoptosis

F-qRNA-IAP

TTTCGTTTGATGCTCGACTG

109

R-qRNA-IAP

TCTTCGCCTGTCCTGTCTTT

F-dsRNA-IAP

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGTCCCGC

TCATCCAGATAAA

370

R-dsRNA-IAP

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGTTTTGCCT

CTTTCGCACTTT

  1. Bold letters denote promoter sequences of T7 RNA polymerase.