Table 3. Primer sequences for C. elegans candidate genes.
| Gene | Type | Sequence |
| sod-3 | F | 5’- TCGCACTGCTTCAAAGCTTGTTCA A -3’ |
| R | 5’- CCAAATCTGCATAGTCAGATGGGAGAT -3’ | |
| ctl-1 | F | 5’- TCGTTCATGCCAAGGGAGC-3’ |
| R | 5’- GATCCCGATTCTCCAGCGAC-3’ | |
| ctl-2 | F | 5’- GAAGGTGTTGGATACCGGGG-3’ |
| R | 5’- GGATGAGTGCCTTGACACGA-3’ | |
| gst-4 | F | 5’- CCCATTTTACAAGTCGATGG-3’ |
| R | 5’- CTTCCTCTGCAGTTTTTCCA-3’ | |
| mtl-1 | F | 5’-GGAGGCCAGTGAGAAAAA ATG-3’ |
| R | 5’-GCTTCTGCTCTGCACAATGAC-3’ | |
| hsp-12.6 | F | 5’-TGGCCACTTCAAAAGGGAG-3’ |
| R | 5’-CTCTTTTGGGAGGAAGTTATGG-3’ | |
| hsp-16.1 | F | 5’- CCACTATTTCCGTCCAGCTC-3’ |
| R | 5’- TGGAGAGCCTCTGCAAACTG-3’ | |
| hsp-16.2 | F | 5’- TATGGCTCTGATGGAACG -3’ |
| R | 5’- GATTGATAGCGTACGACC -3’ | |
| dod-3 | F | 5’- GGAGTCCTGCTCTCAGATGAA-3’ |
| R | 5’- ACATGAACACCGGCTCATTC-3’ | |
| act-1 | F | 5'- CCAGGAATTGCTGATCGTATGCAGAA-3’ |
| R | 5'- TGGAGAGGGAAGCGAGGATAGA-3’ |
F: Forward Prime; R: Reverse Primer.