Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas

To better understand host and immune response to diseases, gene expression studies require identification of reference genes with stable expression for accurate normalisation. This study describes the identification and testing of reference genes with stable expression profiles in koala lymph node t...

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Main Authors: Sarker, N., Fabijan, J., Emes, Richard D., Hemmatzadeh, F., Meers, J., Moreton, Joanna, Owen, H., Seddon, J., Simmons, G., Speight, N., Trott, D., Woolford, L., Tarlinton, Rachael E.
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author Sarker, N.
Fabijan, J.
Emes, Richard D.
Hemmatzadeh, F.
Meers, J.
Moreton, Joanna
Owen, H.
Seddon, J.
Simmons, G.
Speight, N.
Trott, D.
Woolford, L.
Tarlinton, Rachael E.
author_facet Sarker, N.
Fabijan, J.
Emes, Richard D.
Hemmatzadeh, F.
Meers, J.
Moreton, Joanna
Owen, H.
Seddon, J.
Simmons, G.
Speight, N.
Trott, D.
Woolford, L.
Tarlinton, Rachael E.
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description To better understand host and immune response to diseases, gene expression studies require identification of reference genes with stable expression for accurate normalisation. This study describes the identification and testing of reference genes with stable expression profiles in koala lymph node tissues across two genetically distinct koala populations. From the 25 most stable genes identified in transcriptome analysis, 11 genes were selected for verification using reverse transcription quantitative PCR, in addition to the commonly used ACTB and GAPDH genes. The expression data were analysed using stable genes statistical software - geNorm, BestKeeper, NormFinder, the comparative ΔCt method and RefFinder. All 13 genes showed relative stability in expression in koala lymph node tissues, however Tmem97 and Hmg20a were identified as the most stable genes across the two koala populations.
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spelling nottingham-497052020-05-04T19:33:03Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49705/ Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas Sarker, N. Fabijan, J. Emes, Richard D. Hemmatzadeh, F. Meers, J. Moreton, Joanna Owen, H. Seddon, J. Simmons, G. Speight, N. Trott, D. Woolford, L. Tarlinton, Rachael E. To better understand host and immune response to diseases, gene expression studies require identification of reference genes with stable expression for accurate normalisation. This study describes the identification and testing of reference genes with stable expression profiles in koala lymph node tissues across two genetically distinct koala populations. From the 25 most stable genes identified in transcriptome analysis, 11 genes were selected for verification using reverse transcription quantitative PCR, in addition to the commonly used ACTB and GAPDH genes. The expression data were analysed using stable genes statistical software - geNorm, BestKeeper, NormFinder, the comparative ΔCt method and RefFinder. All 13 genes showed relative stability in expression in koala lymph node tissues, however Tmem97 and Hmg20a were identified as the most stable genes across the two koala populations. Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-20 Article PeerReviewed Sarker, N., Fabijan, J., Emes, Richard D., Hemmatzadeh, F., Meers, J., Moreton, Joanna, Owen, H., Seddon, J., Simmons, G., Speight, N., Trott, D., Woolford, L. and Tarlinton, Rachael E. (2018) Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas. Scientific Reports, 8 . 3364/1-3364/8. ISSN 2045-2322 stable gene koala RT-qPCR https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21723-0 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-21723-0 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-21723-0
spellingShingle stable gene
koala
RT-qPCR
Sarker, N.
Fabijan, J.
Emes, Richard D.
Hemmatzadeh, F.
Meers, J.
Moreton, Joanna
Owen, H.
Seddon, J.
Simmons, G.
Speight, N.
Trott, D.
Woolford, L.
Tarlinton, Rachael E.
Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas
title Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas
title_full Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas
title_fullStr Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas
title_full_unstemmed Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas
title_short Identification of stable reference genes for quantitative PCR in koalas
title_sort identification of stable reference genes for quantitative pcr in koalas
topic stable gene
koala
RT-qPCR
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49705/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49705/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49705/