Table 1.

Primer and probe sequences for qRT-PCR.

Gene name (accession number)	Primer sense 5′-3′ Primer antisense 5′-3′ [Taqman probe]	Product length (bp)
human ace2 (NM_001371415.1)	5′-GGACCCAGGAAATGTTCAGA-3′ 5′-GGCTGCAGAAAGTGACATGA-3′	238
human tmprss2 (NM_001135099.1)	5′-CTGCCAAGGTGCTTCTCATT-3′ 5′-CTGTCACCCTGGCAAGAATC-3′	127
human ctsb (NM_147783)	5′-AGAGTTATGTTTACCGAGGACCT-3′ 5′-GATGCAGATCCGGTCAGAGA-3′	159
human ctsl (NM_145918)	5′-AAACTGGGAGGCTTATCTCACT-3′ 5′-GCATAATCCATTAGGCCACCAT-3′	97
human hprt (NM_000194.3)	5′-TGACACTGGCAAAACAATGCA-3′ 5′-GGTCCTTTTCACCAGCAAGCT-3′	94
SARS-CoV-2 gene E (NC_045512)	5′-ACAGGTACGTTAATAGTTAATAGCGT-3′ 5′-ATATTGCAGCAGTACGCACACA-3′ [(FAM)-ACACTAGCCATCCTTACTGCGCTTCG-(BHQ1)]	113