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ArticleScientific reports2017

Validation of reference genes for cryopreservation studies with the gorgonian coral endosymbiont Symbiodinium.

Gabriella Chong, Fu-Wen Kuo, Sujune Tsai, Chiahsin Lin

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Gabriella ChongInstitute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan.
Fu-Wen KuoNational museum of Marine Biology &Aquarium, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan.
Sujune TsaiDepartment of Biotechnology, Mingdao University, 369 Wen-Hua Road, Peetow, ChangHua, 52345, Taiwan.
Chiahsin LinInstitute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan.
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium · TWMingDao University · TWNational Dong Hwa University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantification by real-time RT-PCR requires a stable internal reference known as a housekeeping gene (HKG) for normalising the mRNA levels of target genes. The present study identified and validated stably expressed HKGs in post-thaw Symbiodinium clade G. Six potential HKGs, namely, pcna, gapdh, 18S rRNA, hsp90, rbcl, and ps1, were analysed using three different algorithms, namely, GeNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper. The GeNorm algorithm ranked the candidate genes as follows in the order of decreasing stability: pcna and gapdh > ps1 > 18S rRNA > hsp90 > rbcl. Results obtained using the NormFinder algorithm also showed that pcna was the most stable HKG and ps1 was the second most stable HKG. We found that the candidate HKGs examined in this study showed variable stability with respect to the three algorithms. These results indicated that both pcna and ps1 were suitable for normalising target gene expression determined by performing real-time RT-PCR in cryopreservation studies on Symbiodinium clade G. The results of the present study would help future studies to elucidate the effect of cryopreservation on gene expression in dinoflagellates.

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Reference StandardsAnimalsAnthozoaCryopreservationDinoflagellidaGenes, EssentialReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSymbiosis

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