Research Article

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

Table 1

Candidate reference genes and the PCR primer sequences for K. virginica.

Gene nameFunctionPrimerSequenceLength (bp)

ACTINStructural constituent of cytoskeletonact-FGTTGGGATGGGTCAGA800
act-RCCTTGCTCATACGGTCA

EF1αElongation factor 1 alphaEF-FGGTCATTCAAGTATGCCTGG740
EF-RGAACCCAACATTGTCACCAG

TUACytoskeleton structural proteinTUA-FGTTTTCAGTGCTGTTGGAGGT700
TUA-RAACGCTGGTTGAGTTGGA

18SrRNA18S ribosomal RNA18S-FGAGTATGGTCGCAAGGCTGAA640
18S-RCCTCTAAATGATAAGGTTCAGTGG