Table 1 The candidate reference genes, the target gene, the stem loop primers, the probes, the forward primers, and the PCR efficiency.

From: Screening of reference genes for microRNA analysis in the study of solider caste differentiation of Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki

RNA

RNA sequence

Stem loop primer

Probe

Forward primer

E (%)

R2

miR-193-3p

UACUGGCCUGCUAAGUCCCAAG

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACCTTGGG

(FAM)ATACGACCTTGGGACT(MGB)

CGTGTACTGGCCTGCTAAGT

113.3

0.997

miR-971-5p

CACUCUAAGCUCGAACACCAAGC

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACGCTTGG

(FAM)ATACGACGCTTGGTG(MGB)

GCGTCACTCTAAGCTCGAACA

118.0

0.992

miR-3049-5p

UCGGGAAGGCAGUUGCGGCGGACU

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACAGTCCG

(FAM)ATACGACAGTCCGCC(MGB)

TCGGGAAGGCAGTTGCG

100.5

0.991

miR-216-5p

AAAUAUCAGCUGGUAAUUCUGA

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTCAGAA

(FAM)TGGATACGACTCAGAAT(MGB)

CCGAGCGAAATATCAGCTGGTAA

114.5

0.999

miR-7-3p

CAAGAAAUCACUCAUCUUCCU

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACAGGAAG

(FAM)TGGATACGACAGGAAG(MGB)

CGACGCCAAGAAATCACTCAT

106.4

0.995

novel-m0649-3p

CCUGUAUAUGGUCACUCUCCU

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACAGGAGA

(FAM)TGGATACGACAGGAGAG(MGB)

CGTGGAGCCTGTATATGGTCAC

110.2

0.995

miR-2788-3p

CAAUGCCCUUGGAAAUCCCA

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACTGGGAT

(FAM)TGGATACGACTGGGATT(MGB)

CGAGGTCAATGCCCTTGGAA

112.2

0.985

U6

ACUAAAAUUGGAACGAUACAGAGAAGAUUAGCAUGGCCCCUGCGCAAGGAUGACACGCAAAAUCGUGAAGCGUUCCACAUUUUU

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACAAAAAT

(FAM)CTGGATACGACAAAAATG(MGB)

GCAAAATCGTGAAGCGTTCCA

104.0

0.995

let-7-3p

CUGUACAACUUGCUAACUUUCC

GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACGGAAAG

(FAM)TGGATACGACGGAAAGT(MGB)

TGCGACCTGTACAACTTGCTAA

105.6

0.995