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ArticlePloS one2018

Identification and validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in mulberry (Morus alba L.).

Fanwei Dai, Xiting Zhao, Cuiming Tang, Zhenjiang Wang, Zheshi Kuang, Zhiyi Li, Jing Huang, Guoqing Luo

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Fanwei DaiSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Xiting ZhaoCollege of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.
Cuiming TangSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenjiang WangSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Zheshi KuangSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Zhiyi LiSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Jing HuangSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Guoqing LuoSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1480-0805
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNHenan Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mulberry (Morus alba L.) is an important economic tree species in many countries. Quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) has become a widely used method for gene expression studies in plants. A suitable reference gene is essential to ensure accurate and reliable results for qRT-PCR analyses. However, no reports describing the selection of reference genes have been published for mulberry. In this work, we evaluated the stability of twenty candidate reference genes in different plant tissues and under different stress conditions by qRT-PCR in mulberry using algorithms in two programs-geNorm and NormFinder. The results revealed that TUB2, UBI4, ACTIN3 and RPL4 were ranked as the most stable reference genes in the samples subsets, whereas EF1α4 and TUB3showed the least stability with both algorithms. To further validate the stability of the reference genes, the expression patterns of six genes of mulberry were analyzed by normalization with the selected reference genes. Our study will benefit future analyses of gene expression in mulberry.

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Genes, PlantGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantMorusReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReference StandardsStress, Physiological

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