Tracking the best reference genes for RT-qPCR data normalization in filamentous fungi

BMC Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Llanos, Agustina ^a,b,c,d   François, Jean Marie ^a,b,c   Parrou, Jean Luc ^a,b,c  

^a INSA   (France)

^b UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Cinabio Adisseo France SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Gene expression; Normalization; Reference genes; RNA seq; RT qPCR; Talaromyces

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA TUBULIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE FISSION PROTEIN GENE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHO GTPASE ACTIVATOR GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SECRETION ASSOCIATED GTP BINDING PROTEIN GENE; TALAROMYCES VERSATILIS; TFC1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; UBC6 GENE; UBIQUITIN CARRIER PROTEIN GENE; UPREGULATION; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; TALAROMYCES;

FUNGI; TALAROMYCES;

FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA; TALAROMYCES;

EID: 84924335679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1224-y     Document Type: Article

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