Table 4 Primer sequences for QPCR analysis of genes involved gastrointestinal health and function.

From: Organic acid-preserved grain improves growth and gut health in weanling pigs fed zinc oxide free diets

Target gene

Gene name

Accession no

Forward primer (5′-3′)

Reverse primer (5′-3′)

Nutrient transporters

FABP2

Fatty Acid Binding Protein 2

NM_001031780.1

F: CAGCCTCGCAGACGGAACTGAA

R: GTGTTCTGGGCTGTGCTCCAAGA

SLC2A1

Solute Carrier family 2 Member 1

XM_003482115.1

F: TGCTCATCAACCGCAATGA

R: GTTCCGCGCAGCTTCTTC

SLC2A5

Solute Carrier family 2 Member 5

EU012359

F: CCCAGGAGCCGGTCAAG

R: TCAGCGTCGCCAAAGCA

SLC15A1

Solute Carrier Family 15 Member 1

NM_214347.1

F: GGATAGCCTGTACCCCAAGCT

R: CATCCTCCACGTGCTTCTTGA

SLC2A7

Solute Carrier Family 2 Member 7

XM_003127552.3

F: ACATCGCCGGACATTCCATA

R: GCGAGGACTGCAGGAAGATC

SLC5A1

Solute Carrier Family 5 Member 7

NM_001164021

F: GGCTGGACGAAGTATGGTG

R: ACAACCACCCAAATCAGAGC

Short chain fatty acids transporters

SLC16A1

Monocarboxylate Transporter 1

NM_001128445.1

F: GCAGCCCTGTGTTCCTCTCT

R: CCAGCCGTAGATACCGAAGAAA

Response to acid secretion

SCT

Secretin

NM_001009583.1

F: CCCTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTG

R: GCCGGGTTTGAGTTAGCTGAT

AQP10

Aquaporin 10

NM_001128454.1

F: CTCCGGATCCGCAACCT

R: GAGCATGAGCACAAACACACCTA

GIP

Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide

NM_001287408.1

F: AAGAGCGACTGGAAACACAACA

R: TTAGACTGATGGGCCAGCTCTAG

HRH2

Histamine receptor H2

XM_003354192.4

F: CCAGCCTGGATGTCATGCCT

R: CCGGTCGAGGCTGATCAT

APOA4

Apolipoprotein A-1

NM_214388.1

F: GGCTGTGGAACATCTCCAGAA

R: GTGTTCACTTCCCCAAGTTTGTC

Inflammatory markers

IL1A

Interleukin 1A

NM_214029.1

F: CAGCCAACGGGAAGATTCTG

R: ATGGCTTCCAGGTCGTCAT

IL1B

Interleukin 1B

NM_001005149.1

F: TTGAATTCGAGTCTGCCCTGT

R: CCCAGGAAGACGGGCTTT

IL6

Interleukin 6

NM_214399.1

F: GACAAAGCCACCACCCCTAA

R: CTCGTTCTGTGACTGCAGCTTATC

CXCL8

C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8

NM_213867.1

F: TGCACTTACTCTTGCCAGAACTG

R: CAAACTGGCTGTTGCCTTCTT

IL10

Interleukin 10

NM_214041.1

F: GCCTTCGGCCCAGTGAA

R: AGAGACCCGGTCAGCAACAA

IL17

Interleukin 17

NM_001005729.1

F: CCCTGTCACTGCTGCTTCTG

R: TCATGATTCCCGCCTTCAC

IL22

Interleukin 22

XM_001926156.1

F: GATGAGAGAGCGCTGCTACCTGG

R: GAAGGACGCCACCTCCTGCATGT

IFNG

Interferon gamma

NM_213948.1

F:TCTAACCTAAGAAAGCGGAAGAGAA

R: TTGCAGGCAGGATGACAATTA

TNF

Tumour Necrosis Factor

NM_214022.1

F: TGGCCCCTTGAGCATCA

R: CGGGCTTATCTGAGGTTTGAGA

FOXP3

Forkhead box P3

NM_001128438.1

F: GTGGTGCAGTCTCTGGAACAAC

R: AGGTGGGCCTGCATAGCA

MMP1

Matrix Metalloproteinase-histone H3

NM_001166229.1

F: GGACCGTGCCATTGAGAAA

R: CCTCGGAGACCTTGGTGAAG

Oxidative stress

NOX1

NADPH Oxidase 1

XM_003484140.3

F: AGCCATGCTGAGATCCCAAT

R: TGCTTTATGGCAGGCTTTCA

Tight junctions

TJP1

Tight Junction Protein 1

XM_021098827.1

F: TGAGAGCCAACCATGTCTTGAA

R: CTCAGACCCGGCTCTCTGTCT

CLDN1

Claudin 1

NM 001244539.1

F: CTGGGAGGTGCCCTACTTTG

R: TGGATAGGGCCTTGGTGTTG

Toll like receptors

TLR2

Toll-like Receptor 2

NM_213761.1

F:CATCTTCGTGCTTTCCGAGAAC

R:AAAGAGACGGAAGTGGGAGAAGT

TLR4

Toll-like Receptor 4

NM_001293317.1

F: TGCATGGAGCTGAATTTCTACAA

R: GATAAATCCAGCACCTGCAGTTC

Mucins

MUC2

Mucin 2

AK231524

F: CAACGGCCTCTCCTTCTCTGT

R: GCCACACTGGCCCTTTGT

Reference genes

HMBS

Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase

NM_001097412.1

F: CTGAACAAAGGTGCCAAGAACA

R: GCCCCGCAGACCAGTTAGT

H3F3A

Histone H3.3

NM_213930.1

F: CATGGCTCGTACAAAGCAGA

R: ACCAGGCCTGTAACGATGAG

YWHAZ

Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/tyrtophan 5-monooxygenase Activation Protein Zeta

NM_001315726.1

F: GGACATCGGATACCCAAGGA

R: AAGTTGGAAGGCCGGTTAATTT

ACTB

Actin Beta

XM_001927228.1

F:GGACATCGGATACCCAAGGA

R:AAGTTGGAAGGCCGGTTAATTT

B2M

Beta-2-Microglobulin

NM_213978.1

F:CGGAAAGCCAAATTACCTGAAC

R:TCTCCCCGTTTTTCAGCAAAT