Table 1. Primers used for caspase-3A gene cloning and expression analysis.

Primer name	Nucleotide sequence (5′-3′)	Application
Upm (long)	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCAAGCAGTGGTATCAACGCAGAGT	RACE PCR
Upm (short)	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGC	Universal primers mix
Csp3F	TGYATCATCATYAACAACAAGAA	Conserved region cloning
Csp3R	CATDGASACRATGCADGGGAT
Csp3A-5-1	AGCTGTGCTGTTTACAG	5′ RACE PCR
Csp3A-5-2	CCTAGCATCAAAGACTGGCTG
Csp3A-5-3	AAAGTCGAGTGCCACTTTATGG
Csp3A-3	CGGCTCTTGGTTCATTCAGTCCCTTTGT	3′ RACE PCR
Csp3-E	ATAGAATTCATGAACGGAGACTGCGTG	Recombinant expression
Csp3-X	GAGCTCGAGTCAAGCAGTGAAGTACATCT
Csp3RTF	GGTTCATTCAGTCCCTTTG	Real-time PCR
Csp3RTR	TACATCTCTTTGGTGAGCAT
β-actinF	TTCTTGGGTATGGAGTCTTG	Real-time PCR
β-actinR	GTATTTACGCTCAGGTGGG