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ArticleVirology journal2011

Reference gene selection for gene expression studies using RT-qPCR in virus-infected planthoppers.

Guillermo A Maroniche, Mónica Sagadín, Vanesa C Mongelli, Graciela A Truol, Mariana del Vas

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Article in Virology journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guillermo A MaronicheInstituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (IB-INTA), Las Cabañas y Los Reseros s/n, Hurlingham CP 1686, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mónica Sagadín
Vanesa C Mongelli
Graciela A Truol
Mariana del Vas
National Agricultural Technology Institute · ARInstituto de Fisiología Vegetal · ARNational Institute of Industrial Technology · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlanthoppers not only severely affect crops by causing mechanical damage when feeding but are also vectors of several plant virus species. The analysis of gene expression in persistently infected planthoppers might unveil the molecular basis of viral transmission. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) is currently the most accurate and sensitive method used for quantitative gene expression analysis. In order to normalize the resulting quantitative data, reference genes with constant expression during the experimental procedures are needed.

resultsPartial sequences of the commonly used reference genes actin (ACT), α1-tubulin (TUB), glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), elongation factor 1 alpha (EF1A), ribosomal protein S18 (RPS18) and polyubiquitin C (UBI) from Delphacodes kuscheli, a planthopper capable of persistently transmitting the plant fijivirus Mal de Río Cuarto virus (MRCV), were isolated for the first time. Specific RT-qPCR primers were designed and the expression stability of these genes was assayed in MRCV-infective and naïve planthoppers using geNorm, Normfinder and BestKeeper tools. The overall analysis showed that UBI, followed by 18S and ACT, are the most suitable genes as internal controls for quantitative gene expression studies in MRCV-infective planthoppers, while TUB and EF1A are the most variable ones. Moreover, EF1A was upregulated by MRCV infection.

conclusionsA RT-qPCR platform for gene expression analysis in the MRCV-infected planthopper vector Delphacodes kuscheli was developed. Our work is the first report on reference gene selection in virus-infected insects, and might serve as a precedent for future gene expression studies on MRCV and other virus-planthopper pathosystems.

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsAnimalsCarrier StateGene Expression ProfilingHemipteraInsect ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPlant VirusesReoviridaeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNAInsect Proteins

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