Table 1.
Gene (accession numbers) | Source* | Predicted function | Description | Primer sequences (forward/reverse) |
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Reference genes | ||||
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αTUB (CN607271) | dbEST | Structural constituent of cytoskeleton | Alpha-tubulin | (F) CCATTGGCAAGGAGATTGTT (R) TCCACCAACTGCATTGAAGA |
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GAPDH (CA254672) | dbEST | Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis | Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase | (F) GGTTCACTTGAAGGGTGGTG (R) TGAGGTGTACCTGTCCTCGTT |
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H1 (CA116806) | [23] | Chromatin condensation | Histone H1 | (F) CGCACACGCACACTGAAAG (R) CGGTGGCCATGATCAAAAA |
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SAMDC (CA127376) | [23] | Polyamine and triamine biosynthesis | S-Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase | (F) TGCTGCTGAAGACGCTGTTG (R) TCGCCTTCAAAGCAGTGTAGAAC |
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UBQ (CA077378) | dbEST | Protein degradation | Ubiquitin | (F) ACCGAAGGTTGCATTCAAGAC (R) GGGTTTGGGTCCGTTAGAAG |
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25S rRNA (BQ536525) | dbEST | Translation | 25S ribosomal RNA | (F) GCAGCCAAGCGTTCATAG (R) CGGCACGGTCATCAGTAG |
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Target genes | ||||
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PFPα1 (XM_004973200.1) | dbEST | Carbohydrate metabolism, glycolysis | Pyrophosphate fructose-6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase alpha subunit | (F) TTATGAGTTGCTGCGAGAGAAG (R) TATCTCAATGTCGCCCATGTAG |
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AS (FM212633.1) | dbEST | Asparagine synthesis | Glutamine-dependent asparagine synthetase | (F) CCAGAGAACACACCCACAAC (R) ATGCCACACTAGGACCTCCA |
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PIP1-1 (CF572112) | dbEST | Integral to membrane, water transport | Plasma membrane intrinsic protein 1-1 | (F) GTTCCTATCCTTGCCCCACT (R) AGGCGTGATCCCTGTTGTAG |
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ACC oxidase (TC127289) | SoGI | Ethylene biosynthesis | 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase | (F) GGGACCTCTTGCAGATAATGTC (R) CTCTGGCAATGGTCCATAGAA |
*Databases: dbEST (NCBI; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) and Gene Index (SoGI; http://compbio.dfci.harvard.edu/tgi/); Rodrigues et al. [23]. αTUB: alpha-tubulin; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; H1: histone H1; SAMDC: S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; UBQ: ubiquitin; 25S rRNA: 25S ribosomal RNA; PFPα1: pyrophosphate fructose-6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase alpha subunit (EC 2.7.1.90); AS: glutamine-dependent asparagine synthetase (EC 6.3.5.4); PIP1-1: plasma membrane intrinsic protein; ACC oxidase: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase (EC 1.14.17.4).