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Table 5 Ranking of potential reference genes according to the expression stability

From: Quantitative TaqMan® real-time PCR assays for gene expression normalisation in feline tissues

Tissues

Analsysis

Ranking

All endocrine tissues tested

NF

YWHAZ > GUSB > B2M > RPS7> HMBS > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > ACTB > HPRT

 

gN(M)

B2M > GUSB > YWHAZ > HMBS > RPS7 > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > ACTB > HPRT

 

gN

B2M = HMBS > GUSB > YWHAZ > RPS7 > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > ACTB > HPRT

Adrenal gland

NF

HPRT > RPS7 > ABL > B2M > ACTB > GAPDH > 18S > HMBS > YWHAZ > GUSB

 

gN(M)

HPRT > RPS7 > ABL > ACTB > B2M > 18S = GAPDH > HMBS > YWHAZ > GUSB

 

gN

GAPDH = 18S > RPS7 > HPRT > YWHAZ > ABL > B2M > ACTB > HMBS > GUSB

Pancreas

NF

RPS7 > GUSB > YWHAZ > HMBS > B2M > GAPDH > ABL > 18S > HPRT > ACTB

 

gN(M)

RPS7 > GUSB > YWHAZ > B2M > HMBS > ABL > GAPDH > 18S > HPRT > ACTB

 

gN

GUSB = RPS7 > YWHAZ > HMBS > B2M > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT > ACTB

Parathyroid

NF

ACTB > RPS7 > GAPDH > HMBS > YWHAZ > ABL > B2M > GUSB > 18S > HPRT

 

gN(M)

ACTB > RPS7 > GAPDH > ABL > HMBS > YWHAZ > B2M > GUSB > 18S > HPRT

 

gN

GAPDH = RPS7 > ACTB > HMBS > ABL > YWHAZ > B2M > GUSB > 18S > HPRT

Thyroid

NF

GUSB > ACTB > YWHAZ > HMBS > B2M > RPS7 > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT

 

gN(M)

ACTB > GUSB > YWHAZ > B2M > HMBS > RPS7 > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT

 

gN

ACTB = HMBS > GUSB > B2M > YWHAZ > RPS7 > ABL > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT

All lymphoid tissues tested

NF

RPS7 > GUSB > ACTB > YWHAZ > ABL > GAPDH > B2M > HPRT > 18S > HMBS

 

gN(M)

GUSB > RPS7 > ACTB > YWHAZ > ABL > B2M > GAPDH > HPRT > 18S > HMBS

 

gN

GUSB = RPS7 > ACTB > YWHAZ > ABL > B2M > GAPDH > HPRT > 18S > HMBS

Bone marrow

NF

RPS7 > HMBS > ABL > GUSB > YWHAZ > ACTB > B2M > 18S > HPRT > GAPDH

 

gN(M)

RPS7 > HMBS > ABL > GUSB > YWHAZ > ACTB > B2M > 18S > HPRT > GAPDH

 

gN

ACTB = YWHAZ > HMBS > GUSB > RPS7 > ABL > B2M > 18S > HPRT > GAPDH

Lymph node

NF

GUSB > ACTB > B2M > HMBS > YWHAZ > ABL > RPS7 > GAPDH > 18S > HPRT

 

gN(M)

GUSB > B2M > ACTB > YWHAZ > ABL > HMBS > RPS7 > GAPDH > 18S > HPRT

 

gN

ABL = B2M > YWHAZ > ACTB > GUSB > HMBS > GAPDH > RPS7 > 18S > HPRT

Spleen

NF

GUSB > RPS7 > ACTB > ABL > B2M > HMBS > YWHAZ > HPRT > GAPDH > 18S

 

gN(M)

GUSB > RPS7 > ACTB > B2M > ABL > HMBS > YWHAZ > HPRT > GAPDH > 18S

 

gN

ACTB = B2M > GUSB > RPS7 > ABL > HMBS > YWHAZ > HPRT > GAPDH > 18S

All gastrointestinal tissues tested

NF

ACTB > HMBS > YWHAZ > RPS7 > ABL > GAPDH > GUSB > B2M > 18S > HPRT

 

gN(M)

ACTB > HMBS > YWHAZ > RPS7 > ABL > GAPDH > GUSB > B2M > 18S > HPRT

 

gN

ABL = HMBS > RPS7 > ACTB > YWHAZ > GAPDH > B2M > GUSB > 18S > HPRT

Parotid gland

NF

ABL > ACTB > RPS7 > YWHAZ > HMBS > B2M > HPRT > GAPDH > GUSB > 18S

 

gN(M)

ABL > RPS7 > ACTB > YWHAZ > HMBS > B2M > HPRT > GAPDH > GUSB > 18S

 

gN

ABL = ACTB > HMBS > RPS7 > YWHAZ > B2M > HPRT > GAPDH > GUSB > 18S

Duodenum

NF

RPS7 > GAPDH > ACTB > HMBS > YWHAZ > ABL > 18S > GUSB > B2M > HPRT

 

gN(M)

RPS7 > GAPDH > ACTB > HMBS > YWHAZ > ABL > 18S > GUSB > B2M > HPRT

 

gN

ACTB = HMBS > RPS7 > GAPDH > YWHAZ > ABL > 18S > GUSB > B2M > HPRT

Ileum

NF

HMBS > ABL > YWHAZ > ACTB > GAPDH > GUSB > RPS7 > HPRT > B2M > 18S

 

gN(M)

HMBS > ABL > ACTB > YWHAZ > GAPDH > GUSB > RPS7 > HPRT > B2M > 18S

 

gN

YWHAZ = ACTB > HMBS > ABL > GUSB > GAPDH > RPS7 > HPRT > B2M > 18S

Liver

NF

GUSB > GAPDH > RPS7 > HPRT > HMBS > YWHAZ > ABL > ACTB > B2M > 18S

 

gN(M)

GAPDH > HMBS > HPRT > GUSB > RPS7 > YWHAZ > ABL > ACTB > B2M > 18S

 

gN

ACTB = HMBS > ABL > GAPDH > HPRT > GUSB > YWHAZ > RPS7 > B2M > 18S

Kidney

NF

YWHAZ > RPS7 > ABL > ACTB > HMBS > GUSB > GAPDH > B2M > HPRT > 18S

 

gN(M)

YWHAZ > RPS7 > ABL > ACTB > HMBS > GUSB > GAPDH > B2M > HPRT > 18S

 

gN

RPS7 = YWHAZ > ABL > ACTB > HMBS > GAPDH > GUSB > B2M > HPRT > 18S

Myocardium

NF

ACTB > RPS7 > GAPDH > HMBS > YWHAZ > ABL > GUSB > 18S > HPRT > B2M

 

gN(M)

RPS7 > ACTB > GAPDH > YWHAZ > HMBS > ABL > GUSB > 18S > HPRT > B2M

 

gN

GAPDH = YWHAZ > RPS7 > ACTB > HMBS > ABL > GUSB > 18S > HPRT > B2M

Brain

NF

ACTB > ABL > RPS7 = YWHAZ > HMBS > GAPDH > HPRT > GUSB > B2M > 18S

 

gN(M)

ACTB > ABL > RPS7 > YWHAZ > HPRT > GAPDH > HMBS > GUSB > B2M > 18S

 

gN

ABL = RPS7 > ACTB > GAPDH > HPRT > YWHAZ > HMBS > GUSB > B2M > 18S

All healthy tissues combined

NF

RPS7 > GUSB > YWHAZ > ABL > ACTB > B2M > HMBS > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT

 

gN(M)

RPS7 > GUSB > YWHAZ > ABL > ACTB > B2M > HMBS > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT

 

gN

GUSB = RPS7 > ABL > YWHAZ > ACTB > B2M > HMBS > 18S > GAPDH > HPRT

Blood

NF

YWHAZ > ABL > GAPDH > B2M > ACTB > GUSB > 18S > HPRT > RPS7 > HMBS

 

gN(M)

YWHAZ > B2M > GAPDH > ABL > ACTB > 18S > GUSB > HPRT > RPS7 > HMBS

 

gN

YWHAZ = B2M > ACTB > 18S > GAPDH > ABL > GUSB > HPRT > RPS7 > HMBS

Neoplastic tissues

NF

RPS7 > ACTB > HMBS > GAPDH > B2M > ABL > 18S > GUSB > YWHAZ > HPRT

 

gN(M)

ACTB > RPS7 > HMBS > GAPDH > B2M > 18S > ABL > GUSB > YWHAZ > HPRT

 

gN

GAPDH = HMBS > 18S > RPS7 > ACTB > B2M > ABL > GUSB > YWHAZ > HPRT

  1. The expression stability is given as stability values calculated by NormFinder (NF), M values calculated by geNorm (gN(M)), and geNorm calculations (gN). Rankings are shown from most (left) to least (right) stable genes.