Reference genes selection and normalization of oxidative stress responsive genes upon different temperature stress conditions in hypericum perforatum L

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Velada, Isabel ^a   Ragonezi, Carla ^a   Arnholdt Schmitt, Birgit ^a   Cardoso, Hélia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

26SRRNA GENE; AOX1 GENE; AOX2 GENE; ARTICLE; CAT1 GENE; CHS GENE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAPDH GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GSA GENE; H2A GENE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT GENE; PLANT STRESS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TUB GENE; VALIDATION PROCESS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT; HYPERICUM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; AOX21 GENE; GENE; GENETIC SELECTION; HEAT STRESS;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

PLANT PROTEIN; 26S RIBOSOMAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COLD TEMPERATURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYPERICUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84984985009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115206     Document Type: Article

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