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Table 8 Combinations of primers used in quantitative PCR assays.

From: Identification and expression of differentially expressed genes in the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, in response to quahog parasite unknown (QPX)

Gene name

Gene function

Primer sequences

18S

Ribosomal protein

F: CTGGTTAATTCCGATAACGAACGAGACTCTA

  

R: TGCTCAATCTCGTGTGGCTAAACGCCACTTG

Hemocyte defensin

Immune system

F: ACAAATGTAACAGGCATTGTAGGAGCAT

  

R: CATGTGCATCTTCGGTAAAAAGTCCA

Big defensin

Immune system

F: ATGGACACTAGGAAAGTCTACTGTGTGCT

  

R: ACAAGTGCAACCCAGACCCAAGGTGA

Lysozyme

Immune system

F: ATAACGAAAGACCAAGCTCGTGCTCT

  

R: GTTTTGGGTCCTAGATCTCCCCTGTA

C1q – TNF related protein

Immune system

F: ATGCAAGTCAGTGCCGTGATACACCCAGA

  

R: AATAAAGCGCCACTGAAAGTTGTTCCATG

TRAF-6

Immune system

F: GAACTAGCAAACAGGAATTGGGAGGCGCT

  

R:GTCAAGTGATGGCTCATCTTGGATGCTGC

Toll-like receptor

Immune system

F: GTAACAAATTTCACTCTGGCCGCTGACGC

  

R: TAGCTGAAATCCAACGACTGCACCCGTAA

RACK-1

Cell communication

F: CCTAACAGATACTGGCTGTGTGCTGC

  

R: GTCTGTCCATCTGCGGACCATGCAAG

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor

Cell communication

F: CATAGCCAATTCCATACCCCTGGCCA

  

R: AGTTGGCATCGCCACTGTCGCTGCTC

HSP70

Stress response

F: AATGACAAAGGCCGTCTCAGCAAGGA

  

R: TCTAACCAACTGATGACCTCGCTACA

Stress-induced protein STI

Stress response

F: GAAGCTGTTGAACAAGCCAAGAGTGGAGC

  

R: GTCTCTTGAATTCGGGGATCTTGAGCTGC

Ferritin

Iron transport

F: ATGTCTGTTTCACGACCTCGACAGAA

  

R: AGTTTCTCGGCATGCTCACGTTCCTC

Metallothionein

Detoxification

F: ACCAGTGATGGTGGCTGCAGGTGTGG

  

R: TTACACGAACAGCCACTATCACACTG

Actin

Cytoskeleton

F: ATTGTGATGGACTCTGGTGATGGTGT

  

R: TCTCTAACAATTTCTCTCTCAGCCGTTGT

Transcription factor AP-1

Transcription

F: AGAAAACTTGAAAGAATTGCGCGACT

  

R: TGTGACATCATTATCTGGCACCCACT

Elongation factor beta

Transcription

F: CCTTGGGATGATGAAACAGATATGGC

  

R: CTAATCTTGGCATCTTCTATAACAGC

NADH sub-unit IV

Mitochondrial respiration

F: CCGTGGGATTTAGGGAGGGATAATATGCT

  

R: ACTCCAGTTAACAACATTGATCCCCTCAA

Senescence associated protein

unknown

F: AACCTGTCTCACGACGGTCTAAGCCCAGC

  

R: TTACCACAGGGATAACTGGCTTGTGG

Cytochrome P450 like TBP

unknown

F: GTCTGGAAAACGGCCACAAGGCACCT

  

R: TTATACAAGGTAACCGGCTTGGACGC