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Table 4 Primer properties

From: Transcriptomic characterization of the enzymatic antioxidants FeSOD, MnSOD, APX and KatG in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium

Name

Gene

Forward primer (5′-3′)

Reverse primer (5′-3′)

Amplicon size [bp]

Concentration [nM]

Efficiency

Calmodulin (HKG)

cal

TGATGGCGCGCAAGATGAAGG

TGCCATCGCGATCGAAAACCTTG

78

750

98%

Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (HKG)

cox

TCTGTCTTCCTCTCACATCTCT

CCACTGCACCATTTCCAAGA

82

225

97%

S-adenosyl methionine synthetase (HKG)

sam

GACCAAGAACGGCATCAAGT

TGCTGCTCATGGATGCATAC

74

200

95%

ß-tubulin (HKG)

tub

CCAGCTTTGCCATTCCCTTG

TGGTTCCACCACTGTGTCAG

148

750

94%

Hybrid ascorbate-cytochrome c peroxidase (GOI)

apx1

CAATGTGGCACTCATGCTGG

TAAGCTTCTCAAGGTCCGCC

107

500

102%

Catalase peroxidase (GOI)

katg1

TCTTCTTGGCCAAGTGAAGC

TTTGATGGCAGTGGTTCCTG

85

500

96%

Manganese superoxide dismutase (GOI)

mnsod1 + 2

CAACCCCAAACCAGGACAAT

CACATCCCACCAAGCTTTGA

146

1000

96%

  1. Primer sequences, amplicon size, equimolar primer concentrations and efficiency for housekeeping genes (HKGs) and antioxidant genes of interest (GOI) used for quantitative real-time PCR-based (SYBR® Green) gene expression in Symbiodinium type B1. The isoform designations for the antioxidant genes are based on results presented in this study.