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Table 1 Candidate target and reference* genes in expression studies by qPCR in the shell gland of laying hens

From: RNA-sequencing analysis of shell gland shows differences in gene expression profile at two time-points of eggshell formation in laying chickens

Gene Name

Gene Symbol

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

Amplicon size (bp)

Ta °C

PCR Efficiency (%)

Accession No.

Reference

Secreted phosphoprotein 1

SPP1

F-CCAGGAAGCTCATTGAGGATG

R-GCTGTCGTTCTCTACGCTCT

134

60

101

NM_204535.4

This study

Proopiomelanocortin

POMC

F-TGGTGTTTTGGCGTGTGC

R-CATCACGTACTTGCGGATGC

115

65

105

NM_001031098.1

This study

Calbindin

CALB1

F: TTGGCACTGAAATCCCACTGA

R: CATGCCAAGACCAAGGCTGA

116

60

100

NM_205513.1

[71]

Claudin 16

CLDN16

F- TACCTTGCTCATTGCAGGTCT

R- GTGAGCAGGGACCCAGATAAG

186

63

105

XM_426702.3

This study

G protein subunit gamma 4

GNG4

F- CAGACCAATGCACAAGTTTCA

R- GCCTCAAGTGGAAAGGTCAC

243

63

97

XM_004935468.2

This study

Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 1

KCNH1

F- AGAGGCAGAGATCCAGACGA

R- GGTCTGATGTCCCAGACGTT

160

63

93

XM_015283863.1

This study

BPI fold containing family B, member 3

BPIFB3

F- CCATGCAACAAGTGCTGTCC

R- AGCAGTTGCCACTGAGATCC

234

63

94

NM_001030861

This study

Rho related BTB domain containing 3

RHOBTB3

F- GACGTCGCATCTGTGATCC

R- TCTTCCTTAGCTCGGCGTTA

171

63

95

ENSGALG00000014675

This study

Somatostatin II

SS2

F- GCTCTTGGAGAGCTCAGACG

R- GCACTAGCAGGAGGTGAAGG

160

65

97

NM_204455.1

This study

Otopetrin 2

OTOP2

F- GGAGCAAGCAATTGCCCAAA

R- CGCTGCTTTGCTGCCTG

202

63

99

XM_003642368.3

This study

Klotho beta

KLB

F- GAGCAATACGGGGGATGGAA

R- GCATGAGCCTTGATCAGATTGT

224

61

101

XM_003641245.3

This study

Glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide

CGA

F- GTCCAGAGTGCAAGCTAGGG

R- GCTACACAGCACGTTGCTTC

166

63

105

:NM_001278021

This study

GATA-binding factor 3

GATA3

F- CAGAAGGCAGGGAGTGTGTAA

R- GCTGCAGACAGCCTTCTCT

157

63

100

NM_001008444

This study

TYRO3 protein tyrosine kinase

TYRO3

F- GTGCAGTGCAGCAATGAGAT

R- CAGCCTGTATCCCAGGACAT

186

61

98

NM_204627

This study

Matrix metallopeptidase 13

MMP13

F- AGCTCTATGGTGCTGGAGAC

R- CCTGTCCTTGAAGACCAGCAT

128

63

100

NM_001293090

This study

Gap junction protein, alpha 8

GJA8

F- CTGCTATGATGAGGCCTTCC

R- GGCAGCTTCTCTTCATCCAC

186

63

98

NM_204997.1

This study

Carbonic anhydrase 9

CA9

F- CTCAGTGACAGCAGCAGGA

R- TGGCAAAGAGCACTCCGAAT

80

63

99

XM_004937157.2

This study

Cytochrome P450 family 7 subfamily A member 1

CYP7A1

F- AGGAGGCAATGAGGCTATCG

R- TGAGTGTCAAGGGATCAGCA

171

63

96

NM_001001753.1

This study

Galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase

GAL3ST2

F- TGCTTCGAGGACTACCAAAAA

R- TGGGTCTTGAGGAACATGACG

177

61

96

NM_001277431.1

This study

TATA-Box Binding Protein

TBP*

F: TAGCCCGATGATGCCGTAT

R: GTTCCCTGTGTCGCTTGC

147

61

97

NM_205103

[72]

Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan

5-monooxygenase activation protein,

zeta polypeptide

YWHAZ*

F- TTGCTGCTGGAGATGACAAG

R- CTTCTTGATACGCCTGTTG

61

60

104

NM_001031343.1

[73]

  1. The candidate target genes were selected from the DEGs either down- or up-regulated at the 15 h relative to the 5 h time-point of eggshell formation