Table 1 Information on the RT-qPCR amplification characteristics of the 33 candidate reference genes.

From: Assessment of reference genes at six different developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni for quantitative RT-PCR

Gene product name

Smp Codea

Forward primer sequence (5′–3′)

Reverse primer sequence (5′–3′)

Mean Cqa

Refs.a

NCK-interacting protein with SH3 domain

Smp_128280.1

CTCTGCGATCTGTTCTCTTACTC

TGAGAAGTAGCAGTAAATGAGGC

21.7

This paper

6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase 1

Smp_015710.1

TATGGAATTAGAACGACAAACATCAG

GCAGTCGGTGTTAATTTGAATACAG

27.2

Histone H4 transcription factor

Smp_101310.1

AAGTCAACCGATCCAGTTCTAC

TCTGCTTGAACATGTGGTAAGG

22.5

Mitotic-spindle organizing protein 2B

Smp_032240.1

GACCGTCCCAAATGATGTTG

TGACATCTGGACTGCAACC

20.2

Ubinuclein-2

Smp_167920.1

TTTAGTGTCCAAGGCGGTAC

ACCTTTATTTGAGCAGTGGGAG

20.8

Palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC3

Smp_267240.1

AAGCTTATCCAGATGGTAGCG

GGCTTGAAAAGATATGAACATGGTAG

19.8

Protein UBASH3A homolog

Smp_151720.1

GGCGATGGGTCGTTCAGATT

GCAGTACGATCACAATAGCCT

20.9

UPF0060 membrane protein ESA_01751

Smp_006840.1

GTCCTAAATGTCGTAATGTGGC

AAAATACACCTACCAAAAGCTGC

19.5

39S ribosomal protein L10, mitochondrial

Smp_085780.1

CTGTTTTCTGAGCCTACTCCTG

CCTTGAGATGACAATGCAGC

26.6

FAD-dependent oxidoreductase domain-containing protein 1

Smp_089880.1

ACTGGTTTTCATCCATTTCATACAAA

ACGAAAAACGTACTAGATCTATTGTTT

31.0

Zinc finger CCHC domain-containing protein 7

Smp_167800.1

GATAACCGAACTCATTCTTTGTCTTAC

CGCTGTTTTATGGCCTTCTG

25.7

Protein FAM60A

Smp_154520.1

ATGACCCATAATCCCGAAGTG

AGCAGCAGTATGAATGGTACG

20.5

tRNA (guanine-N(7)-)-methyltransferase

Smp_130610.1

AAAGCATTGCGTGTGAAGC

CACGTTTAAAATGAGGGTCTGG

26.1

Ubiquitin recognition factor in ER-associated degradation protein 1

Smp_196510.1

GCGGTACAGGTTATCGGTTAG

ACTTCCAGGTTGATAATTGTAGTTTG

18.8

Zinc finger SWIM domain-containing protein 3

Smp_035540.1

TGGTGTGTGTACTTGTTCGC

ATGAGATCTAGACCACCGCG

22.2

Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 51 homolog

Smp_340500.2

CGCGAATCATTACTTTTGGGTG

ACGAAATGCCACAGATGAATTTG

21.5

Uncharacterized aarF domain-containing protein kinase 5

Smp_341650.1

TGTCGTTCTCATGGTGATCC

ACTTGACCTATAGCATATAACAATTG

20.6

Ubiquitin-protein ligase E3B

Smp_137040.1

GCGTAATTCGATGGTTATGGG

CAAGATTAGCGAACCCCAAAAG

21.4

Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 17

Smp_347480.1

TGATGGTGACGTTGCTGTAG

TCGACTCTTCCTAATTCTGACGA

22.4

Transcription factor tau subunit sfc6

Smp_342240.1

GATGCAGAGCTTCAACACTTTC

AAATCCAATTCAGGTTTCTTAGGTAC

24.5

Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 49

Smp_069840.1

CAGCGGGTGCAGATTTAAATG

AATGTCTCAGGTCCTTGGTTG

23.8

SAP30-binding protein

Smp_013930.1

TTACTAGCACAGACAAACCCAG

ATTCTGAGGATGTGTCATGGG

21.8

Ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase 1

Smp_022090.1

ACATGCCAGTCAAATTCAAGGA

ACATCTCCAACAAGAACCATACG

22.1

RNA-binding protein 8A

Smp_002550.1

TCCGTAGAAGGTTGGATCTTGT

TAACCAGTTCGCCGATCAAG

20.6

Nuclear factor related to kappa-B-binding protein

Smp_341400.1

GAAATTGTTCGAGACGCTGTG

TCGATCCAACGCAGAACTAAC

20.2

Mitochondrial 28S ribosomal protein S14

Smp_090920.1

CACCAGCTCATCATAATAATCCA

TAGCATCCTGAAAGCCACGA

20.2

20,26,34

Putative dynactin subunit

Smp_062630.1

GGAATGATGTGGCCGATAGT

CGCAGAGATTGGCTAAATTG

19.2

20,26

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4e

Smp_001500.1

TGTTCCAACCACGGTCTCG

TCGCCTTCCAATGCTTAGG

20.9

35,36

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate dehydrogenase

Smp_056970.1

TGAGGAAATCAAGGCTGCAGT

CCCTTCAATGGTCCAGATGC

17.7

37,38,39

Triosephosphate isomerase

Smp_003990.1

CATACTTGGACATTCTGAGCGTAGA

ACCTTCAGCAAGTGCATGTTGA

20.5

40,41

α-Tubulin

Smp_090120.1

CCATTTATGATATTTGTCGACGGA

TTTGTGTAGGTTGGACGCTCTATATCTA

19.3

41,42,43,44,45,46

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I

Smp_900000.1

TACGGTTGGTGGTGTCACAG

ACGGCCATCACCATACTAGC

13.9

47,48,49

Actin

Smp_307020.1

CGTTGGACGACCTCGACAT

TGTCTTTCTGACCCATACCAACC

16.2

38,50

  1. aSmp code stands for Schistosoma mansoni protein-coding gene ID. Mean Cq stands for Mean Corrected Cq, as described in the Methods. Refs. stands for the previous publications in which the corresponding primer pair of a reference gene was used.