Table 1.

Primers used for RT-qPCR in this study.

Genes	Forward primer sequence	Reverse primer sequence
HSV-1 ICP0	F: 5′-TGTGCACGGATGAGATCG-3′	R: 5′-TCGTTCACGATCGGGATG-3′
HSV-1 ICP8	F: 5′-ATGGACAAGGTAACCATCGG-3′	R: 5′-TTGAAAAACGGAAGGGGGTA-3′
HSV-1 ICP22	F: 5′-CGCCGCAGAAGACCGCAAGT-3′	R: 5′-TGTCGCTGCACGGATAGGG-3′
HSV-1 US6	F: 5′-GTCATGGAGTACACCGAATGCT-3′	R: 5′-TCTTCACGAGCCGCAGGTAC-3′
HSV-1 TK	F: 5′-CGATGACTTACTGGCGGGTGT-3′	R: 5′-GCGTCGGTCACGGCATAA-3′
HSV-1 UL27	F: 5′-GCCTTCTTCGCCTTTCGC-3′	R: 5′-GCCATGTACCGTATCATCTCCC-3′
GAPDH	F: 5′-CAGCCTCAAGATCATCAGCAA-3′	R: 5′-CCATCACGCCACAGTTTCC-3′