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Table 4 Characteristics of gene specific real-time RT-PCR assays

From: Validation of reference genes as internal control for studying viral infections in cereals by quantitative real-time RT-PCR

Gene symbol

Gene name

Accession No.

Primer sequence (5'→3')

Amplicon size

PCR efficiency

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

AK251456

Forward: TGTCCATGCCATGACTGCAA

105

101%

   

Reverse: CCAGTGCTGCTTGGAATGATG

  

TUBA

Alpha tubulin-2B

AK250165

Forward: TTCGCCCGTGGTCATTACA

113

100%

   

Reverse: GCATTGAAGACAAGGAAGCCC

  

TUBB

Beta-tubulin

U76897

Forward: CAAGGAGGTGGACGAGCAGATG

84

97%

   

Reverse: GACTTGACGTTGTTGGGGATCCA

  

ELF1A

Elongation factor-1 alpha

AF479046

Forward: CAGTGCTGGACTGCCACA

164

91%

   

Reverse: CTCCACCACCATGGGCTT

  

EIF4A

Eukaryotic initiation factor 4a

EU850433

Forward: TTGTGCTGGATGAAGCTGATG

76

99%

   

Reverse: ACACCAACAGCCACAGTTTGC

  

18S rRNA

18S ribosomal RNA

M82356

Forward: GTGACGGGTGACGGAGAATT

151

85%, 99%*

   

Reverse: GACACTAATGCGCCCGGTAT

  

28s rRNA

28S ribosomal RNA

M82206

Forward: CCTGATCTTCTGTGAAGGGTTCGA

172

94%

   

Reverse: GGTTCGATTAGTCTTTCGCCCCTA

  

BYDV cp

coat protein of BYDV

EF521849

Reverse:TGTTGAGGAGTCTACCTATTTG

294

99%

   

Forward:GTTGAGTTTAAGTCACACGC

  
  1. PCR efficiency was calculated as follows: efficiency = 10 (1/slope) - 1, expressed as a percentage.
  2. * 85% is the efficiency of assays in which samples of wheat were analysed, 99% efficiency was recorded for barley and oat samples.