Table 1.

List of primers sequences used for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis of Si transporters and SOD isoforms genes.

Gene name∗	Forward primer (5′- > 3′)	Reverse primer (5′- > 3′)
Lsi1	ACGCCCAGCATGTACTACAAC	TCATGAACACCAGCAGGAAC
Lsi2	CTCTGCATGTACTGGAAGGAC	GTTGAGAGGGTTGAGAGTGTG
Fe-SOD	GTTGCCAAGGGAAATCCTGAACCA	AACCCCAGCCGTTTATCTTCAAGC
Cu/Zn-SOD	GTGTTGCTCCCATCAATGTTGT	CCTGCCAAGATCATCAGCATC
Mn-SOD	AATACGAAAATGTGGCTGTGTG	AAAATCTGCATTGTGCATTACG
Actin	CCTTTTCCAGCCATCTTTCA	GAGGTCCTTCCTGATGTCCA
eEF1A (m)	GGCTGATTGTGCTGTGCTTA	CTCACTCCAAGGGTGAAAGC

^∗Gene name: Lsi1, Low Si transporter 1; Lsi2, Low Si transporter 2; Fe-SOD, iron superoxide dismutase; Cu/Zn-SOD, copper/zinc superoxide dismutase; Mn-SOD, manganese superoxide dismutase; Actin, Actin; eEF1A(m), Eukaryotic elongation factor 1 alpha. Actin or eEF1A(m) were used as housekeeping genes.