Table 2. List of primers used for qPCR.

	Primer sequence
Gene	Sense	Anti-sense
C. elegans
sod-1	5′-ttctcactcaggtctccaacgcgat-3′	5′-ctggtcattttcggacttctgtgtg-3′
sod-2	5′-ttcacgaggcggtctccaaaggaaa-3′	5′-tggttctcctccgtcctttgccaaa-3′
sod-3	5′-ttgttcaaccggttgcgggagttct-3′	5′-agaactcccgcaaccggttgaacaa-3′
sod-4	5′-gaagcttaacggatcggtttccgga-3′	5′-tgcaccatggctcagcttatgagga-3′
sod-5	5′-ttggcttacccagaaagccgaaggt-3′	5′-gacgtacatccatcggttgagtctc-3′
hsp-70	5′-gaaaggttgaaatcctcgcgaactc-3′	5′-tccggattacgagcggcttgatctt-3′
hsp-12.6	5′-tggagttgtcaatgtcctcg-3′	5′-gacttcaatctcttttgggagg-3′
hsp-16.1	5′-tgcagaggctctccatctgaatct-3′	5′-tcttctggcttgaactgcgagaca-3′
hsp-16.2	5′-ctccagtctgcagaatctctccat-3′	5′-gtgagacgttgagattgatggca-3′
sbp-1	5′-cagcgaaattcggaacctggatctc-3′	5′-tcggcggacagttcctgatcagtga-3′
nhr-49	5′-gatcgcaaatctttgcaaacggcag-3′	5′-tcagatctacctcggttgtgcatgg-3′
fat-7	5′-ccagagaaagcactatttcccactg-3′	5′-tgttgttgcaccaagtggcgtgaag-3′
acs-2	5′-taccgagacatcccctctagtcacc-3′	5′-gctctcctttagctccagttggcac-3′
gei-7	5′-ggaaatcctttcgctcaccgcccaa-3′	5′-atatcagcctgaacttggttgcgct-3′
β-actin	5′-ccaagagaggtatccttaccctcaa-3′	5′-tcttctggggcaacacgaagctcat-3′