Table 3.
Primers used for the RT–PCR experiments
| Primer name | Sequence (5′−3′) | #BP | Primer name | Sequence (5′−3′) | #BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnat3_131F | GAGAGCAAGGAATCAGCCAG | 121 | Tas2r121_658F | CGAGACCCCAGCACTAAAGC | 230 |
| Gnat3_252R | GTGCTTTTCCCAGATTCACC | Tas2r121_888R | CATCACCCAAAGACTGGCTTG | ||
| Trpm5_952F | TTCCCCAGCGAGTGTTTCTC | 269 | Tas2r122_181F | CAACAATTGCTGGTGCCTCT | 590 |
| Trpm5_1221R | CCATTCCACGTCCCCATTGA | Tas2r122_771R | GGAGCTTGCCACAATAAGCA | ||
| Plcb2_1954F | CCTGGAGGTGACAGCTTATGA | 124 | Tas2r123_102F | AGTGAACATCATGGACTGGGT | 147 |
| Plcb2_2078R | GCTCCGTGAAGGAAGAGACA | Tas2r123_249R | TCTCCTAGGCAAATGTGGGC | ||
| Actb_251F | GGTCAGAAGGACTCCTATGTGG | 102 | Tas2r124_393F | GCTTCTGGGAAGCTTGGTGT | 288 |
| Actb_353R | TGTCGTCCCAGTTGGTAACA | Tas2r124_681R | ATTTCTGTGGGCCGTAGCAC | ||
| Tas2r102_26F | AGGCGACGCTGTTATATGCC | 328 | Tas2r125_666F | CACCACCACAGCTGCACATA | 269 |
| Tas2r102_354R | AAGCCAGAGGCTGAAGTGAC | Tas2r125_935R | CAGGGAACCAACATCCGTACA | ||
| Tas2r103_565F | ACCCCATTCGCTGTGTCTTT | 312 | Tas2r126_140F | TCCTCTTCAGTTTGGGCACC | 284 |
| Tas2r103_877R | AGGCTTGCCTCAGCTTACTG | Tas2r126_424R | CGGACACCAAGATAGAGCCC | ||
| Tas2r104_434F | TTCCGCTAGCTGTGAAGGTC | 447 | Tas2r129_671F | TTGCAGATGCCCACATCAGA | 147 |
| Tas2r104_881R | AGTGCCCTCATAGTGGCTTG | Tas2r129_818R | GCTGCAACAATCTCGCAGAA | ||
| Tas2r105_294F | GTTTGCCACCAGCCTAAGCA | 212 | Tas2r130_37F | GCTGTTGGTGAGGCCTTAGT | 509 |
| Tas2r105_506R | TCCCAGTACATCTCCGAGGTC | Tas2r130_546R | GACAGAGGCATGTCCAGCTT | ||
| Tas2r106_2F | TGCTGACTGTAGCAGAAGGA | 132 | Tas2r131_314F | CCCACATTTCCCATCCCCTT | 304 |
| Tas2r106_134R | AAGCCAGCTGTGGAGAACTT | Tas2r131_618R | GTCAAGGCTTCGGGAGTGTT | ||
| Tas2r107_119F | GCTCGGAGTTTTAGGGGACA | 754 | Tas2r134_457F | ATGGCGGCCTGTGAAAACTA | 206 |
| Tas2r107_873R | AGAGGCATGTGGCTGTCAAA | Tas2r134_663R | GTGAGCCTGGGTGCTGTAAT | ||
| Tas2r108_112F | AGTCGCAGAATTGCCTCTCC | 576 | Tas2r135_543F | GAGTGGCCATCAACCTTGGA | 287 |
| Tas2r108_688R | GCCTCATAGCACCCATGTGA | Tas2r135_830R | GCAGAACTGAGTACCAGCGT | ||
| Tas2r109_587F | CTGTCCCCGTTGTTTTGTCC | 328 | Tas2r136_712F | CCCAGTGCTTCAACCCACAT | 251 |
| Tas2r109_915R | CAACACAGAGAGAGAGGCGT | Tas2r136_963R | CCAGAACCTTGCTCTCACCT | ||
| Tas2r110_700F | CAGGTCAATGCCAAACCACC | 269 | Tas2r137_19F | ACAAGCAAGGATCAGGGTGG | 638 |
| Tas2r110_969R | GCACCTCAGACAATGCAACA | Tas2r137_657R | CAGAAGGTAGGCAACCAGGG | ||
| Tas2r113_632F | ATATGCAGCACACCGCCAAA | 179 | Tas2r138_618F | AGCTTTCCTGGTTTCCTCGG | 365 |
| Tas2r113_811R | CCAGAGCCCAGACAAACAAA | Tas2r138_983R | GGAGGAACCTTGTGGACTGG | ||
| Tas2r114_7F | AGCACAATGGAAGGTGTCCT | 615 | Tas2r139_3F | GGCTCAACCCAGCAACTACT | 429 |
| Tas2r114_622R | GCCTGCGATGTCTCCAAAGT | Tas2r139_432R | CCACAGAAGCCAGGGCATTA | ||
| Tas2r115_692F | AGACTGTGGTTGCCTTCCTC | 230 | Tas2r140_665F | CCAGCACCACAGCCCATATT | 182 |
| Tas2r115_922R | AGGTTTTCTCACGCTTGCAC | Tas2r140_847R | TTAGGACACAAGAGTGGCCC | ||
| Tas2r116_569F | TTGCTGTGTCACTGGTCACT | 115 | Tas2r143_99F | AGAGTGGATGAGGAACCGGA | 584 |
| Tas2r116_684R | TCTGATGTGGGCCTTAGTGC | Tas2r143_683R | GCCATGGTATGTGCCTGAGT | ||
| Tas2r117_92F | ATGGGTTCATGGTCCTGGTC | 468 | Tas2r144_651F | CTCACTCAAGAGGCACACCC | 106 |
| Tas2r117_560R | AACACCTGCCTGTGACACTT | Tas2r144_757R | TGAGAGAGTGGCTGGTCGAT | ||
| Tas2r118_127F | TCACCGGTGGAGACGATTCT | 229 | Tas1r1_918 F | CTCCACGTACATCACCAATGT | 499 |
| Tas2r118_356R | CTCAGCCAGAGGAAGATGGG | Tas1r1_1416R | CAGTGAGGCAGAACCAATGA | ||
| Tas2r119_276F | TCTGGTTTGCCACATGGCTT | 382 | Tas1r2_42F | AGGCGAGGACACTCCATTTG | 372 |
| Tas2r119_658R | GGCATGTCTGCTAGGTTCCC | Tas1r2_413R | GGATGGGCAGGAAGTCATCTAT | ||
| Tas2r120_282F | CACTTGGCTGGGGACCATAC | 387 | Tas1r3_781F | CGCCAAGTGAACCAAAGTAAAG | 496 |
| Tas2r120_669R | GTGGACCATGGTGCTCTGAT | Tas1r3_1276R | CTGATACGTGGCAATGTGAGA |
#BP, number of base pairs (band size); tas2rs, bitter taste receptors; tas1rs, sweet/umami taste receptors; gnat3, gustducin; plcb2, plcβ2; trpm5, trpm5; and actb, β-actin.