Real-time PCR for mRNA quantitation

ML Wong, JF Medrano - Biotechniques, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Real-time PCR has become one of the most widely used methods of gene quantitation
because it has a large dynamic range, boasts tremendous sensitivity, can be highly …

[HTML][HTML] Pitfalls of quantitative real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction

SA Bustin, T Nolan - Journal of biomolecular techniques: JBT, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays can target either DNA (the genome) or RNA
(the transcriptome). Targeting the genome generates robust data that are informative and …

Selection of housekeeping genes for gene expression studies in human reticulocytes using real-time PCR

N Silver, S Best, J Jiang, SL Thein - BMC molecular biology, 2006 - Springer
Background Control genes, which are often referred to as housekeeping genes, are
frequently used to normalise mRNA levels between different samples. However, the …

Guideline to reference gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR

A Radonić, S Thulke, IM Mackay, O Landt… - Biochemical and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Today, quantitative real-time PCR is the method of choice for rapid and reliable
quantification of mRNA transcription. However, for an exact comparison of mRNA …

Validation of housekeeping genes for normalizing RNA expression in real-time PCR

K Dheda, JF Huggett, SA Bustin, MA Johnson… - …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Analysis of RNA expression using techniques like real-time PCR has traditionally used
reference or housekeeping genes to control for error between samples. This practice is …

Evaluation of candidate control genes for diagnosis and residual disease detection in leukemic patients using 'real-time'quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase …

E Beillard, N Pallisgaard, VHJ Van der Velden, W Bi… - Leukemia, 2003 - nature.com
Real-time quantitative RT-PCR (RQ-PCR) is a sensitive tool to monitor minimal residual
disease (MRD) in leukemic patients through the amplification of a fusion gene (FG) …

Human housekeeping genes are compact

E Eisenberg, EY Levanon - TRENDS in Genetics, 2003 - cell.com
We identify a set of 575 human genes that are expressed in all conditions tested in a publicly
available database of microarray results. Based on this common occurrence, the set is …

Evaluation of potential reference genes in real-time RT-PCR studies of Atlantic salmon

PA Olsvik, KK Lie, AEO Jordal, TO Nilsen… - BMC molecular …, 2005 - Springer
Background Salmonid fishes are among the most widely studied model fish species but
reports on systematic evaluation of reference genes in qRT-PCR studies is lacking. Results …

Evaluation of potential reference genes for reverse transcription-qPCR studies of physiological responses in Drosophila melanogaster

F Ponton, MP Chapuis, M Pernice, GA Sword… - Journal of insect …, 2011 - Elsevier
Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most important genetic models and techniques such
as reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) are being employed …

Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction: normalization to rRNA or single housekeeping genes is inappropriate for human tissue …

C Tricarico, P Pinzani, S Bianchi, M Paglierani… - Analytical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Careful normalization is essential when using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase
chain reaction assays to compare mRNA levels between biopsies from different individuals …