Research Article

Reference Gene Selection for qPCR Normalization of Kosteletzkya virginica under Salt Stress

Table 2

Candidate reference genes and the qPCR primer sequences in K. virginica.

Gene nameFunctionPrimerSequenceLength (bp)

ACTINStructural constituent of cytoskeletonactqPCR-FTTATGTTGCCCTGGACT160
actqPCR-RCCGCTTCCATCCCTA

EF1αElongation factor 1 alphaEFqPCR-FTCAATGAGCCAAAGAGG120
EFqPCR-RCAACACGACCAACAGGA

TUACytoskeleton structural proteinTUAqPCR-FTATCTCATCTCTCACAGCCTG119
TUAqPCR-RGGGCATACGAGGAAAGCAT

18SrRNA18S ribosomal RNA18SqPCR-FCCGTTCTTAGTTGGTGGA170
18SqPCR-RAACATCTAAGGGCATCACAG