Table 1

Primer sequences, annealing temperatures of primer sets (°C), expected PCR fragment sizes (bp) and accession numbers or references

Primer namePrimer sequenceAnnealing temperature (s) (°C)PCR product (bp)Accession number or reference
ActB
CACGCCATCCTGCGTCTGGA
63
100
[38]
Beta actin
AGCACCGTGTTGGCGTAGAG
B2MI
CAAGATAGTTAAGTGGGATCGAGAC
58
161
[38]
Beta-2-microgobulin
TGGTAACATCAATACGATTTCTGA
CISH
GGGAATCTGGCTGGTATTGG
62
126
BE014034
Cytokine-inducible SH2-containing protein
CCGACAGTGTGAACAGGTAG
GAPDH
CTTCACGACCATGGAGAAGG
63
170
AF017079
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
CCAAGCAGTTGGTGGTACAG
HMBS-2
AGGATGGGCAACTCTACCTG
58
83
[38]
Hydroxymethylbilane synthase 2
GATGGTGGCCTGCATAGTCT
HPRT-1
GGACTTGAATCATGTTTGTG
60
91
[38]
Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1
CAGATGTTTCCAAACTCAAC
IL-1β
AGAAGAGCCCATCGTCCTTG
62
139
NM_001005149
Interleukine 1 beta
GAGAGCCTTCAGCTCATGTG
IL-6
ATCAGGAGACCTGCTTGATG
62
177
NM_214399
Interleukine 6
TGGTGGCTTTGTCTGGATTC
IL-8
TCCTGCTTTCTGCAGCTCTC
62
100
NM_213867
Interleukine 8
GGGTGGAAAGGTGTGGAATG
IFNα (1-17)
GGCTCTGGTGCATGAGATGC
64
197
[39]
Interferon alpha (Type I)
CAGCCAGGATGGAGTCCTCC
IFNβ
ATGTCAGAAGCTCCTGGGACAGTT
62
246
[39]
Interferon beta (Type I)
AGGTCATCCATCTGCCCATCAAGT
IFNγ
GCTCTGGGAAACTGAATGAC
60
167
NM_213948
Interferon gamma (Type II)
TCTCTGGCCTTGGAACATAG
IFNλ1/IL-29A
GAGGCTGAGCTAGACTTGAC
60
115
NM_001142837
Interferon lambda1 (Type III)
CCTGAAGTTCGACGTGGATG
IFNλ3/IL-28B
GGCTCCTTGGCGAACTCATC
62
173
GQ996936
Interferon lambda3 (Type III)
TCCTTCTTCTGGGCCTCCTG
iNOS
GAGAGGCAGAGGCTTGAGAC
62
178
BI344008
Inducible nitric oxide synthase
TGGAGGAGCTGATGGAGTAG
Mx1
AGTGTCGGCTGTTTACCAAG
60
151
NM_214061
Myxovirus resistance 1
TTCACAAACCCTGGCAACTC
Mx2
CCGACTTCAGTTCAGGATGG
62
156
AB258432
Myxovirus resistance 2
ACAGGAGACGGTCCGTTTAC
OAS1
CCCTGTTCGCGTCTCCAAAG
64
303
NM_214303
2′-5′-Oligoadenylate synthetase 1
GCGGGCAGGACATCAAACTC
SIV M protein
AGATGAGTCTTCTAACCGAGGTCG
62
100
[40]
TGCAAAAACATCTTCAAGTCTCTG
PKR
GACATCCAAAGCAGCTCTCC
62
365
NM_214319
Protein Kinase RNA-dependent
CGCTCTACCTTCTCGCAATC
RPL-19
AACTCCCGTCAGCAGATCC
60
147
[41]
Ribosomal protein L19
AGTACCCTTCCGCTTACCG
RIG-I
CGACATTGCTCAGTGCAATC
60
126
NM_213804
Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
TCAGCGTTAGCAGTCAGAAG
SDHA
CTACAAGGGGCAGGTTCTGA
58
141
[38]
Succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A
AAGACAACGAGGTCCAGGAG
SOCS1
CGCCCTCAGTGTGAAGATGG
62
110
EW101597
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1
GCTCGAAGAGGCAGTCGAAG
SOCS3
CAGCTCCAAGAGCGAGTACC
61
179
NM_001123196
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
TGACGCTGAGCGTGAAGAGG
TBP-1
AACAGTTCAGTAGTTATGAGCCAGA
60
153
[38]
TATA box binding protein 1
AGATGTTCTCAAACGCTTCG
TLR3
CCTGCATTCCAGAAGTTGAG
60
152
NM_001097444
Toll Like Receptor 3
TGAGGTGGAGTATTGCAGAG
TLR7
TCAGCTACAACCAGCTGAAG
60
140
NM_001097434
Toll Like Receptor 7
CAGATGTCGCAACTGGAAAG
TLR8
AGCGCGGGAGGAGTATTGTG
62
118
NM_214187
Toll Like Receptor 8
GCCAGGGCAGCCAACATAAC
TNFα
CCAATGGCAGAGTGGGTATG
62116X54859
Tumor Necrosis Factor alphaTGAAGAGGACCTGGGAGTAG

Reference genes are in italic.

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