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ArticleFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2015

Bypassing hazard of housekeeping genes: their evaluation in rat granule neurons treated with cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis subjects.

Deepali Mathur, Juan R Urena-Peralta, Gerardo Lopez-Rodas, Bonaventura Casanova, Francisco Coret-Ferrer, Maria Burgal-Marti

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Article in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Deepali MathurDepartment of Functional Biology, University of Valencia Valencia, Spain ; Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia, Spain.
Juan R Urena-PeraltaMultiple Sclerosis Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia, Spain.
Gerardo Lopez-RodasDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Valencia and INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute Valencia, Spain.
Bonaventura CasanovaCSUR-Esclerosi Múltiple, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Unitat Mixta d'Esclerosi Múltiple i Neurorregeneració de l'IIS-La Fe València, Spain.
Francisco Coret-FerrerHospital Clínico, Universitario de Valencia Valencia, Spain.
Maria Burgal-MartiMultiple Sclerosis Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia, Spain.
Spanish Multiple Sclerosis Network · ESUniversitat de València · ESHospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia · ESHospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene expression studies employing real-time PCR has become an intrinsic part of biomedical research. Appropriate normalization of target gene transcript(s) based on stably expressed housekeeping genes is crucial in individual experimental conditions to obtain accurate results. In multiple sclerosis (MS), several gene expression studies have been undertaken, however, the suitability of housekeeping genes to express stably in this disease is not yet explored. Recent research suggests that their expression level may vary under different experimental conditions. Hence it is indispensible to evaluate their expression stability to accurately normalize target gene transcripts. The present study aims to evaluate the expression stability of seven housekeeping genes in rat granule neurons treated with cerebrospinal fluid of MS patients. The selected reference genes were quantified by real time PCR and their expression stability was assessed using GeNorm and NormFinder algorithms. GeNorm identified transferrin receptor (Tfrc) and microglobulin beta-2 (B2m) the most stable genes followed by ribosomal protein L19 (Rpl19) whereas β-actin (ActB) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase (Gapdh) the most fluctuated ones in these neurons. NormFinder identified Tfrc as the best invariable gene followed by B2m and Rpl19. ActB and Gapdh were the least stable genes as analyzed by NormFinder algorithm. Both methods reported Tfrc and B2m the most stably expressed genes and Gapdh the least stable one. Altogether our data demonstrate the significance of pre-validation of housekeeping genes for accurate normalization and indicates Tfrc and B2m as best endogenous controls in MS. ActB and Gapdh are not recommended in gene expression studies related to current one.

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