Table 3.
Primers used throughout this study.
| Gene Name | Product | Primer sequence (5′−3′) |
|---|---|---|
| Sod.dg.F | Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase | CTTTGAGCAGGAGTCCGAGTC |
| Sod.dg.R | Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase | ACCCTTGCCRAGRTCGTCRGTRCC |
| Hsp.dg.F | Heat‐shock protein 70 | AAGATGAAGGAGACCGCYGAG |
| Hsp.dg.R | Heat‐shock protein 70 | ACAGCCTCATCGGGGTTGACGGAC |
| Proteasome.dg.F | Proteasome 26S subunit | CAAGTTGARTAYGCYTTCAAGG |
| Proteasome.dg.R | Proteasome 26S subunit | GTGTARACYTGGCTGATGTTKGC |
| Catalase.dg.F | Bifunctional catalase | GCHTGGTTCAAGCTC |
| Catalase.dg.R | Bifunctional catalase | ACRAAGAAGTCGTTSGTCA |
| SOD.qrt.F | Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase | TTGTGGGGATTGAAGTGAGG |
| SOD.qrt.R | Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase | CCACCATTACCTGGGACATC |
| HSP.qrt.F | Heat‐shock protein 70 | AAGTCCTCACCACCCAAGTG |
| HSP.qrt.R | Heat‐shock protein 70 | AGAAGGAGGAGGACCGTGTT |
| Proteasome.qrt.F | Proteasome 26S subunit | CAAGTTGARTAYGCYTTCAAGG |
| Proteasome.qrt.R | Proteasome 26S subunit | GTGTARACYTGGCTGATGTTKGC |
| Catalase.qrt.F | Bifunctional catalase | GTCGCCTGCTCTCAAGAAGG |
| Catalase.qrt.R | Bifunctional catalase | CCCAGGCAGTAGAGATGAGCTT |
| β‐tubulin.qrt.F | Tubulin β‐chain | TACCGACAAAGGTGGAGGAC |
| β‐tubulin.qrt.R | Tubulin β‐chain | AGGATGTCGAGGACCAGATG |
The suffix dg refers to degenerate primers while qrt refers to primers used in quantitative real‐time (QRT)‐PCR experiments (F indicates forward primer; R indicates reverse primer).