Table 1 Details of primers and amplification characteristics for RT-qPCR of the eight candidate reference genes.

From: Selection of the reference genes for quantitative gene expression by RT-qPCR in the desert plant Stipagrostis pennata

Gene name

Primer sequence (5′–3′)

Product size (bp)

Ea (%)

R2

GAPDH-F

GCGTCAACGAGGACAAGTAC

151

90.9

0.994

GAPDH-R

GTGGCAGTGATGGAATGAAC

ALDH-F

AACGGCATCCTCTGGG

127

95.3

0.995

ALDH-R

CCTTCACGGCTTGGTCA

elF-F

CCATCCCTATGAGCCA

131

93.2

0.992

elF-R

ACTACTGCCAGCCTGAAGACA

ARP6-F

TTCCAAGAAATGGCTCGTT

117

92.1

0.989

ARP6-R

TCCCATACCTCCCTCTGC

TIP41-F

GGCTCAGGGTTGATGGTG

126

90.8

0.996

TIP41-R

TGGCAAATGTCGCTTCC

α-TUB-F

TCCAGCGGCAACCTTAG

180

93.4

0.998

α-TUB-R

TCTCCTTCCTCCATACCTTCT

PP2A-F

TGGAAATAAACAGCCAGAGC

150

95.4

0.988

PP2A-R

TCAATAAGTCGGATAGAACCCT

HIS-3-F

CGTCGCTACCAGAAGTCG

119

92.1

0.999

HIS-3-R

GCACCGATGGCAGAAGA

  1. aThe amplification efficiency of RT-qPCR.