Table 1 Genes and primer sequences for real-time PCR. The primer pairs were derived from the genes of interest from the respective species and used after validation (see material and methods) for RT-PCR for the respective organism: E. verrucosus (Ev), E. cyaneus (Ec), and G. lacustris (Gl).

From: Thermal reaction norms of key metabolic enzymes reflect divergent physiological and behavioral adaptations of closely related amphipod species

Organism

Gene ID

Annotation (Swissprot)

Accession No

Forward-Primer

Backward primer

Used for:

E. verrucosus

CISY

Citrate synthase

KX831868

CACCTCCCTGATGACAACCTTT

GCCGGGCACCACAGTATAA

Ev, Ec

GGAGTGCCAACTTCACCAACA

GCCTCATGAGCTCGGTAAACTG

Gl

COX4

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit IV

KX831869

GAAAAGGAAAAGGGTGACTGGAA

AGATGCTCGGTATAAGGCCTTCT

Ev, Ec, Gl

COX2

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II

YP_008964129

GTAGCCCTACCAATTAACACTCAAATT

CCGCCCATGAGTGAATAACG

Ev

GLUD1

Glutamate dehydrogenase 1, mitochondrial

KX831872

GTGGTGTCACCGTTTCCTACTTT

GGTGAGCCTGCCGTAAGAGA

Ev, Ec, Gl

ECHA

Trifunctional enzyme subunit alpha, mitochondrial, includes: 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase

KX831870

AAGTGGTGATTGTGGTGAAGGA

AACATGGGTGCCAGGATACG

Ev, Ec

LDH-A

Lactate dehydrogenase A chain, muscle isoform

KX831873

TCGGCCTGTCCGTAGCA

GCAACGTCTCTGGTTCTTCATG

Ev, Ec

PKM

Pyruvate kinase, muscle isoform

KX831875

CGCCATCATCGTCATTACCA

AACGAGGCCGGTACTTGGA

Ev

E. cyaneus

ACT

Actin

JN860427

CCGCCGAGCGAGAAATC

GGGCCACGTAGCAAAGCTT

Ec, Ev, Gl

G3P

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

KF293381

GGCAAAGGTCCACTTCAACAA

GGCGGAGGGAGCAGAGAT

Ec, Ev, Gl

PKM

Pyruvate kinase, muscle isoform

KX844831

CTGCGGTGGAGGCTTCTTT

GTGGTCGTGATGACGATGATG

Ec

G. lacustris

ECHA

Trifunctional enzyme subunit alpha, mitochondrial, includes: 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase

KX831871

GGCCTATGGAGCAGAGTTTGA

TTCCAGATTTGGCGTAGTCTTG

Gl

LDH-A

Lactate dehydrogenase A chain, muscle isoform

KX831874

GCCTGCGCGACCTCAA

CGTTGTACTTGTCAGGGTCATTG

Gl

PKM

Pyruvate kinase, muscle isoform

KX831876

CTGCCGCAACATAGATTCCA

TCACCGCGAGCGATCAT

Gl