Abstract
To facilitate gene expression study and obtain accurate qRT-PCR analysis, normalization relative to stable expressed housekeeping genes is required. In this study, expression profiles of 11 candidate reference genes, including actin (Actin), elongation factor 1 α (EF1A), TATA-box-binding protein (TATA), ribosomal protein L12 (RPL12), β-tubulin (Tubulin), NADH dehydrogenase (NADH), vacuolar-type H+-ATPase (v-ATPase), succinate dehydrogenase B (SDHB), 28S ribosomal RNA (28S), 16S ribosomal RNA (16S), and 18S ribosomal RNA (18S) from the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum, under different developmental stages and temperature conditions, were investigated. A total of four analytical tools, geNorm, Normfinder, BestKeeper, and the ΔCt method, were used to evaluate the suitability of these genes as endogenous controls. According to RefFinder, a web-based software tool which integrates all four above-mentioned algorithms to compare and rank the reference genes, SDHB, 16S, and NADH were the three most stable house-keeping genes under different developmental stages and temperatures. This work is intended to establish a standardized qRT-PCR protocol in pea aphid and serves as a starting point for the genomics and functional genomics research in this emerging insect model.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-25-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110454
Funding Information
This research was supported by a start-up fund from the University of Kentucky to XGZ, a grant from USDA BRAG grant (Award Agreement No.: 3048108827) to XGZ, and a Special Fund for Agroscience Research in the Public Interest (Award Agreement No.: 201303028) to YL. The granting agencies have no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Repository Citation
Yang, Chunxiao; Pan, Huipeng; Liu, Yong; and Zhou, Xuguo, "Selection of Reference Genes for Expression Analysis Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR in the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera, Aphidiae)" (2014). Entomology Faculty Publications. 89.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_facpub/89
Table S1. Summary of mean and SD values of gene pairwise comparison using the ΔCt method for 11 gene candidates.
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Table S2. Ranking of 11 reference gene candidates based on BestKeeper.
Notes/Citation Information
Published in PLOS One, v. 9, no. 11, article e110454, p. 1-10.
© 2014 Yang et al.
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