The use of miRNAs as reference genes for miRNA expression normalization during Lilium somatic embryogenesis by real-time reverse transcription PCR analysis
The use of miRNAs as reference genes for miRNA expression normalization during Lilium somatic embryogenesis by real-time reverse transcription PCR analysis
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通过实时逆转录 PCR 分析,使用 miRNA 作为百合体细胞胚胎发生过程中 miRNA 表达标准化的参考基因
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10.1007/s11240-016-1160-9
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2017
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Sun HongMei
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作者:
Zhang Jing;Gai MeiZhu;Xue BingYang;Jia Nana;Wang ChunXia;Wang JinXia;Sun HongMei
Expression profiling of miRNAs has the ability to reveal the essence of somatic embryogenesis (SE). qRT-PCR is one of the most commonly used techniques for dynamic miRNA detection but requires optimal reference genes for data reliability. This is the first report on reference gene validation for miRNA expression normalization in Lilium (Lilium pumilum DC. Fisch. and Lilium davidii var. unicolor). In this study, seventeen miRNAs together with two snRNAs (U4, U6), one rRNA (5S rRNA) and three protein-coding genes (FP, ACT, GAPDH) were selected as reference candidates, and their expression stability was validated by qRT-PCR among eleven developing SE cultures in two lilies. Four normalization algorithms, including geNorm, BestKeeper, NormFinder and RefFinder, were also used to evaluate the stability of the reference candidates. For Lilium pumilum DC. Fisch., lpu-miR159a was the optimal reference gene during SE, followed by lpu-miR408b, while U6 was the least stable reference candidate. For Lilium davidii var. unicolor, FP presented greater stability than did half of the miRNA candidates, but the best reference gene was lda-miR162, followed by lda-miR159a. Further analysis of the expression level of miR156 and miR529 was used to evaluate the validity of the reference genes in both lilies. This is a pioneer study using suitable miRNAs as reference genes in Lilium and constitutes a small but essential step for the further exploration of miRNA function in Lilium, thus offering valuable references for other plants.