Selection of reliable reference genes for expression studies by reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR in litchi under different experimental conditions

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 641-653

  Zhong, Hai Ying ^a   Chen, Jian Wen ^b   Li, Cai Qin ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Wu, Jian Yang ^a   Chen, Jian Ye ^a   Lu, Wang Jin ^a   Li, Jian Guo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Biomass Comprehensive Utilization   (China)

Author keywords

Litchi; Reference genes; RT qPCR; Validation

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; TUBULIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LYCHEE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; LITCHI; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBULIN;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 79952698987     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0992-8     Document Type: Article

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