Table 1. Primers used in real-time polymerase chain reaction to quantify relative mRNA expression

Gene Oligo sequence ZFIN Gene ID*
actb1 Forward 5'-CTATGAGCTGCCTGACGGTC-3' ZDB-GENE-000329-1
Reverse 5'-ATGTCCACGTCGCACTTCAT-3'
cryaa Forward 5'-CTTCCGCAACATCCTGGACT-3' ZDB-GENE-020508-1
Reverse 5'-TTTCTCCATGCTTGCCCTGG-3'
crybb1 Forward 5'-CGATGCCAAGGAGAAGGGAG-3' ZDB-GENE-010813-1
Reverse 5'-CGCTCACAAACGTTCATGCA-3'
pax6a Forward 5'-ACCTTCCTATGCAACCCAGC-3' ZDB-GENE-990415-200
Reverse 5'-GGCACTTGAACGGGTACAGA-3'
pax6b Forward 5'-GAACCAGAGACGACAAGCCA-3' ZDB-GENE-001031-1
Reverse 5'-TTGGCCATAGTGAAGCTGGG-3'
atoh8 Forward 5'-TACGGCCGTAGACATGAGGA-3' ZDB-GENE-061215-7
Reverse 5'-CAACACAACCCGCTCCAAAG-3'
vsx1 Forward 5'-TTTTCTCCCGAGCCACATCC-3' ZDB-GENE-990415-205
Reverse 5'-GGTGAAAACTGTCCTGTGCC-3'
rho Forward 5'-GCCTTCCTCATCTGCTGGTT-3' ZDB-GENE-990415-271
Reverse 5'-AGGGTGGTGATCATGCAGTG-3'
nrf2 Forward 5'-AAGCTGGAGAACATCGTGGG-3' ZDB-GENE-030723-2
Reverse 5'-AGCATCCCGAAAACCTCCTG-3'
cat Forward 5'-GTGCATGCATGACAACCAGG-3' ZDB-GENE-000210-20
Reverse 5'-CGCTCTCTCTCGGCTTCATT-3'
sod2 Forward 5'-CGTGTGCTAACCAAGACCCT-3' ZDB-GENE-030131-7742
Reverse 5'-GGAAACGCTCGCTGACATTC-3'
il-1β Forward 5'-TTGTGGGAGACAGACAGTGC-3' ZDB-GENE-020530-2
Reverse 5'-GATTGGGGTTTGATGTGCTT-3'
tnf-α Forward 5'-GGCTGGAAAACAACGAGATCA-3' ZDB-GENE-050317-1
Reverse 5'-AAGATCAAAGACGGCTCCAA-3'
The Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN), University of Oregon, USA is a database of genetic and genomic data for the zebrafish as a model organism.
actb1, actin, beta 1; cryaa, crystallin, alpha A; crybb1, crystallin beta B1; pax6a, paired box 6a; pax6b, paired box 6b; atoh8, atonal bHLH transcription factor 8; vsx1, visual system homeobox 1 homolog, chx10-like; rho, rhodopsin; nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; cat, catalase; sod2, superoxide dismutase 2; il-1β, interleukin 1 beta; tnf-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha.