Research Article

Identification and Validation of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Normalization in Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Table 1

Primer pairs of candidate reference genes used for RT-qPCR analysis.

Gene symbolGene nameAccession numberSequenceProduct length (bp)Primer efficiency (%) R2

GAPDHGlyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenaseHM0055756.1F: CGCTACAGTCGTTGCCATCA126105.80.998
R: ACGACGAGGAAGCCATCTTG
18S18S ribosomalMG654665F: GGCCGTTCTTAGTTGGTGGA99106.10.998
R: AGCCACGCACACCTAAATGA
28S28S ribosomalMG654666F: GCAGCGGAACCGTTTCAATA13498.801.000
R: ATGGAACTCGAACGCTCAGG
EFElongation factor1 alphaKR869784.1F: AAGAAATCTGCCCGCGGTAT72102.10.991
R: TGCGGTTTAGCGATGGAAGT
RPL12Ribosomal protein L12MG665388F: ACGTTTGATTGCAGTTCGCC102100.90.995
R: TTAGGCGGCATTGTGCTGTA
β-TUBBeta-TubulinEU234504.1F: CGAGCTTGTGGATTCCGTCT91108.90.992
R: GCCGAGAGAGTGTGTGAGTT
ATPaseATP synthase subunit HKC683729.1F: AACAACCCTCGATGCTAGGC98102.50.997
R: CCGACACCGTCTTGTAGGTC
TBPTATA box binding proteinMG657270F: GGCACTACAACAAGCACATGG8698.30.994
R: CTCGTGGCCGTACCATTCTG
β-ACTBeta-ActinGQ856238.1F: GTCCTACGAACTTCCCGACG9596.80.997
R: CCATACCCAGGAATGAGGGC
CypACyclophilin AHM113489.1F: GCTCAGAACAGGTGTGACCC87101.10.998
R: GTGGAGCCCTTGTAACCGAA
PKG cGMP-dependent protein kinaseGQ844298F: TTACCGGCTCACCACCTTTC18299.10.998
R: CTCTGTGATGCCACCTCGTT