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ArticleHorticulture research2021

An optimized protocol for stepwise optimization of real-time RT-PCR analysis.

Fangzhou Zhao, Nathan A Maren, Pawel Z Kosentka, Ying-Yu Liao, Hongyan Lu, James R Duduit, Debao Huang, Hamid Ashrafi, Tuanjie Zhao, Alejandra I Huerta and 2 more

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Article in Horticulture research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fangzhou ZhaoSoybean Research Institute, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, China.
Nathan A MarenDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Pawel Z KosentkaDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Ying-Yu LiaoDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Hongyan LuDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
James R DuduitDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Debao HuangDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Hamid AshrafiDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2094-2367
Tuanjie ZhaoSoybean Research Institute, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095, Nanjing, China.
Alejandra I HuertaDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Thomas G RanneyMountain Crop Improvement Lab, Department of Horticultural Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC, 28759, USA.
Wusheng LiuDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA. wliu25@ncsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-4310
North Carolina State University · USNanjing Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Computational tool-assisted primer design for real-time reverse transcription (RT) PCR (qPCR) analysis largely ignores the sequence similarities between sequences of homologous genes in a plant genome. It can lead to false confidence in the quality of the designed primers, which sometimes results in skipping the optimization steps for qPCR. However, the optimization of qPCR parameters plays an essential role in the efficiency, specificity, and sensitivity of each gene's primers. Here, we proposed an optimized approach to sequentially optimizing primer sequences, annealing temperatures, primer concentrations, and cDNA concentration range for each reference (and target) gene. Our approach started with a sequence-specific primer design that should be based on the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) present in all the homologous sequences for each of the reference (and target) genes under study. By combining the efficiency calibrated and standard curve methods with the 2

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