Selection of reference genes for gene expression studies in porcine skeletal muscle using SYBR green qPCR
Selection of reference genes for gene expression studies in porcine skeletal muscle using SYBR green qPCR
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使用 SYBR green qPCR 选择猪骨骼肌基因表达研究的参考基因
DOI:
10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.949
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发表时间:
2010-11-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Ren, Zhuqing
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作者:
Feng, Xiaoting;Xiong, Yuanzhu;Ren, Zhuqing
Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a method for rapid and reliable quantification of mRNA. Internal controls such as reference genes are used to normalize mRNA levels between different samples for an exact comparison of gene transcription level. However, the expression levels of these reference genes may vary between cell types, developmental stages, species and experimental conditions, thus proper normalization strategy is an important precondition for reliable conclusions. In this study, we explored 10 commonly used reference genes in porcine skeletal muscle using SYBR green qPCR. We used both geNorm and NormFinder to analyze the expression stability and found that PPIA, HPRT and eEF-1 gamma were suitable internal controls for porcine skeletal muscle. However, PPIA, HPRT and SDHA were suitable for skeletal muscle of western pigs while PPIA, eEF-1 gamma and HPRT for indigenous Chinese pigs. Normalized qPCR data of ROCK2 were compared with microarray data to evaluate our developed set of reference genes. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.