Validation of reference genes for quantitative expression analysis by real-time RT-PCR in four lepidopteran insects

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Teng, Xiaolu ^a   Zhang, Zan ^a   He, Guiling ^a,b   Yang, Liwen ^a   Li, Fei ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIAYING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

expression stability; housekeeping gene; qPCR; reference gene

Indexed keywords

BOMBYCIDAE; BOMBYX MORI; CHILO SUPPRESSALIS; CRAMBIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

ACTIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN 49; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F4;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLISM; MOTH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; E2F4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, INSECT; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MOTHS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84865734377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.6001     Document Type: Article

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