Table 2. Primers used for qPCR.

Primer	Sequence (5’ to 3’)
Primers for Lk and Lkr transcripts
Lk forward	GCCTTTGGCCGTCAAGTCTA
Lk reverse	TGAACCTGCGGTACTTGGAG
Lkr forward	GGAGGAAGCAGAATTTGAGCG
Lkr reverse	AAAGTGTTGCCAATGACGGC
Actin5C forward	AGCGCGGTTACTCTTTCACCAC
Actin5C reverse	GTGGCCATCTCCTGCTCAAAGT
β-tubulin forward	GCAGTTCACCGCTATGTTCA
β-tubulin reverse	CGGACACCAGATCGTTCAT
Primers for DILP2, 3 and 5 transcripts
DILP2 forward	CTCAACGAGGTGCTGAGTATG
DILP2 reverse	GAGTTATCCTCCTCCTCGAACT
DILP3 forward	CAACGCAATGACCAAGAGAAC
DILP3 reverse	GCATCTGAACCGAACTATCACTC
DILP5 forward	ATGGACATGCTGAGGGTTG
DILP5 reverse	GTGGTGAGATTCGGAGCTATC
RpL32/Rp49 forward	AGTATCTGATGCCCAACATCG
RpL32/Rp49 reverse	CAATCTCCTTGCGCTTCTTG