Table 1. Primers used in the experiments.

Primer name	Sequence (5′–3′)	Usage
AMT2	F: CAGTGTGCTGGAATTCATGGCCGGCGCTTACGATGCGA	Cloning BcAMT2 and BcAMT2like into pYES2 vector using EcoRI and XbaI sites
	R: TGCGGCCCTCTAGATTATAAAACAATAGTGACACCTC
AMT2like	F: CAGTGTGCTGGAATTCATGGCCGGAGCTTACGGTGCA
	R: TGCGGCCCTCTAGATTATAAAACAATGGTAACACCTC
pB2	F:CACGGGGGACTCTAGAATGGCCGGCGCTTACGATGCGA	Cloning BcAMT2 and BcAMT2like into pBI121 vector using XbaI and SmaI sites
	R: TCCTTTACCCATCCCGGGTAAAACAATAGTGACACCTC
pB2like	F: CACGGGGGACTCTAGAATGGCCGGAGCTTACGGTGCA
	R: TCCTTTACCCATCCCGGGTAAAACAATGGTAACACCTC
qAMT2	F: CTGTCTGGAATGTAGTGTCG	qPCR
	R: TCTCCATCTCCCCAAAGAGC
qAMT2like	F: AGCTTGGGATTGGAGATGACG	qPCR
	R: ATGCCTTGTGGCATCGAAC
β-actin	F: GTGACAATGGAACTGGAATGG	qPCR
	R: AGACGGAGGATAGCGTGAGG
GAPDH	F: CAGGTTTGGAATTGTCGAGG	qPCR
	R: GAGCTGTGGAAGCACCTTTC