PMID- 25249772 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140924 LR - 20211021 IS - 1415-4757 (Print) IS - 1678-4685 (Electronic) IS - 1415-4757 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Sep TI - Validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis of CYP4T expression in crucian carp. PG - 500-7 AB - Reference genes are commonly used for normalization of target gene expression during RT-qPCR analysis. However, no housekeeping genes or reference genes have been identified to be stable across different tissue types or under different experimental conditions. To identify the most suitable reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis of target gene expression in the hepatopancreas of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) under various conditions (sex, age, water temperature, and drug treatments), seven reference genes, including beta actin (ACTB), beta-2 microglobulin (B2M), embryonic elongation factor-1 alpha (EEF1A), glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), alpha tubulin (TUBA), ribosomal protein l8 (RPL8) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), were evaluated in this study. The stability and ranking of gene expression were analyzed using three different statistical programs: GeNorm, Normfinder and Bestkeeper. The expression errors associated with selection of the genes were assessed by the relative quantity of CYP4T. The results indicated that all the seven genes exhibited variability under the experimental conditions of this research, and the combination of ACTB/TUBA/EEF1A or of ACTB/EEF1A was the best candidate that raised the accuracy of quantitative analysis of gene expression. The findings highlighted the importance of validation of housekeeping genes for research on gene expression under different conditions of experiment and species. FAU - Mo, Fei AU - Mo F AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology , College of Veterinary Medicine , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , China . FAU - Zhao, Jie AU - Zhao J AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology , College of Veterinary Medicine , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , China . FAU - Liu, Na AU - Liu N AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology , College of Veterinary Medicine , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , China . FAU - Cao, Li-Hua AU - Cao LH AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology , College of Veterinary Medicine , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , China . ; Guangdong Agribusiness Group Corporation , Guangzhou, Guangdong Province , China . FAU - Jiang, Shan-Xiang AU - Jiang SX AD - Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology , College of Veterinary Medicine , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , China . LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Brazil TA - Genet Mol Biol JT - Genetics and molecular biology JID - 100883590 PMC - PMC4171773 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CYP4T OT - crucian carp OT - gene expression OT - housekeeping genes OT - quantitative RT-PCR EDAT- 2014/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/25 06:01 PMCR- 2014/09/01 CRDT- 2014/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/01/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - gmb-37-500 [pii] AID - 10.1590/s1415-47572014000400005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genet Mol Biol. 2014 Sep;37(3):500-7. doi: 10.1590/s1415-47572014000400005.