Evaluation and validation of internal control genes for studying gene expression in the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum using real-time PCR

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• 作者：Ruoyu Guo ; Jang-Seu Ki ; ^{kijs@smu.ac.kr}
• 关键词：Dinoflagellate ; Gene expression ; Housekeeping gene ; Internal control ; Prorocentrum ; Real-time PCR
• 刊名：European Journal of Protistology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：4_09324739
• 类别：abs
• 出版时间：August, 2012
• 卷：48
• 期：3
• 页码：199-206
• 文件大小：317 K

摘要

Housekeeping genes (HKGs) are required for the normalization of expression levels in real-time PCR, and their selection is critical for gene expression studies. However, stable expressions of candidate HKGs vary among organisms and tissues and even according to environmental conditions. Here, we evaluated the gene expressions of 10 frequently used HKGs, including 18S rRNA, P2, ACT, TUA, TUB, CYC, eIF4E, MDH, UBQ, and GAPDH, with a total of 17 RNA samples extracted from the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum. All the RNAs were prepared from various cells cultured under different conditions, including thermal shocks, toxic chemical exposures, and different life stages. Via C_T analyses of the 10 HKGs using the geNorm software, TUA was selected as the most stable HKG for gene expression studies of the dinoflagellate, followed by MDH. Pair-wise variation (V) analysis showed that at least 2 genes were required for accurate normalization of gene expression studies depending on the experimental conditions. These HKGs are useful internal controls for the normalization of gene expression in P. minimum.