Identification of suitable reference genes for gene expression normalization in qRT-PCR analysis in watermelon

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Kong, Qiusheng ^a   Yuan, Jingxian ^a   Gao, Lingyun ^a   Zhao, Shuang ^a   Jiang, Wei ^a   Huang, Yuan ^a   Bie, Zhilong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA; ACTIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 1; ISOENZYME; RNA 18S; TUBULIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

18SRRNA GENE; ABIOTIC STRESS; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOTIC STRESS; CLACT GENE; CLCAC GENE; CLEF1ALPHA GENE; CLPP2A GENE; CLTUA GENE; CLYLS8 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOWN REGULATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC STABILITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TISSUE; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE STRESS; UPREGULATION; WATERMELON; CITRULLUS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

ACTINS; CATALASE; CITRULLUS; COLD TEMPERATURE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; ISOENZYMES; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TUBULIN;

EID: 84896258363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090612     Document Type: Article

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