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Table 1 Primers used in this study for AmelOBP4 double-stranded RNA synthesis and reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analyses

From: AmelOBP4: an antenna-specific odor-binding protein gene required for olfactory behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

gene

Application of primers

Primer sequence (5’–3’)

AmelOBP4

Primer for qPCR

F: GAGTCTGGAACTCGAGAACTAACACC

R: CAACCATGCATTCGTCTTCGTCTG

β-actin

F: TGCCAACACTGTCCTTTCTG

R: AGAATTGACCCACCAATCCA

dsAmelOBP4

Primer RNA interference

F: AGCAATTCTATGCTCGCAAAA

R: CATCCTCCGTAAAGTCGTCG

T7F:taatacgactcactatagggAGCAATTCTATGCTCGCAAAA

T7R: taatacgactcactatagggCATCCTCCGTAAAGTCGTCG

dsGFP

F: taatacgactcactatagggGTGGAGAGGGTGAAGG

R: taatacgactcactatagggGGGCAGATTGTGTGGAC

  1. Underlined sequences indicate the T7 adaptor; F, forward primer; R, reverse primer