Table 1.

Selected genes and primers used for qRT-PCR analysis and comparison between the Citrus 20K microarray and qRT-PCR gene expression data. Multiple linear regression analysis (r²) was performed for each reported gene including samples from all comparisons and storage periods.

Gene	Citrus unigene (CFGP DB)	Most similar protein	Homolog in Arabidopsis	Forward/Reverse	Sequence 5′→3′	r2
CsCOPT2	aCL7045Contig1	Copper transporter protein homolog	AT3G46900	F	GGGGGCCGACCTGAAGAAC	0.98
				R	CGCACTAGCCGCTAGAAAAG
CsCOPT5	aCL1547Contig2	T1M15_50 protein	AT5G20650	F	GGAGGACAGGCGCGTCCG	0.90
				R	GCCGAGAATTTCCCGACGAC
CsHVA22E	aC31106H02EF_c	Abscisic acid-induced-like protein	AT5G50720	F	GCGGCATGGCTGGTTCTGC	0.91
				R	GCCTCGTGCTCCCCTTTCTT
CsIPS	aC31301D12EF_c	Inositol-3-phosphate synthase	AT2G22240	F	GGACACAGTGCAACAAGCCA	0.95
				R	CCCATCCTCCAAACACAATG
CsMYC	aC04028A10SK_c	MYC transcription factor	AT1G32640	F	GCCTGAGTCCGGGGAGATAT	0.92
				R	CCCTCTCGAAGTAGGAGATC
CsNCED1	aCL1933Contig1	9-cis-epoxicarotenoid dioxygenase	AT3G14440	F	CCACGATGATAGCTCATCCG	0.93
				R	CCACTTGCTGGTCAGGCACC
CsNRAMP1	aIC0AAA15AB01RM1_c	Metal transporter Nramp1	AT1G80830	F	GCCACTGGGCAGCCCCAG	0.93
				R	CAGCTTGTCTTATCGGGCAC
CsNRAMP3	aCL3476Contig1	Metal transporter Nramp3	AT2G23150	F	GGCTCTGAGCTTCTTATTGGC	0.93
				R	GGACACGGCCTTTCTTACTG
CsPUB9	aCL8840Contig1	F21O3.7 protein	AT3G07360	F	AGCAAGAGCTGTGCGTGATG	0.97
				R	GCGAAGCATGCAAGAAACTCC
CsPUB21	aC31304F06EF_c	Immediate-early fungal elicitor protein CMPG1	AT5G37490	F	AAGATCCGGTGACGACGACT	0.90
				R	GCACCCAACTTGATCCTGTGT
CsRD19	aCL96Contig1	Cysteine proteinase	AT4G39090	F	GCACGACCGTAGGTTCACTAT	0.93
				R	GTCCGGCGGAACTCGGCC
CsRD21	aCL23Contig3	Cysteine protease CP1	AT1G47128	F	GCCCTGAGAGCAACACTTGC	0.90
				R	GGGATAGTCATGTGGGCAGC