Selection and Validation of Appropriate Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis of Flowering Stages and Different Genotypes of Iris Germanica L

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Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2021 May 11

PMID 33972586

Citations 11

Authors

Yinjie Wang

Yongxia Zhang

Qingquan Liu

Haiying Tong

Ting Zhang

Chunsun Gu

Liangqin Liu

Suzhen Huang

Haiyan Yuan

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Abstract

Iris germanica L. is a perennial herbaceous plant that has been widely cultivated worldwide and is popular for its elegant and vibrantly colorful flowers. Selection of appropriate reference genes is the prerequisite for accurate normalization of target gene expression by quantitative real-time PCR. However, to date, the most suitable reference genes for flowering stages have not been elucidated in I. germanica. In this study, eight candidate reference genes were examined for the normalization of RT-qPCR in three I. germanica cultivars, and their stability were evaluated by four different algorithms (GeNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, and Ref-finder). The results revealed that IgUBC and IgGAPDH were the most stable reference genes in '00246' and 'Elizabeth', and IgTUB and IgUBC showed stable expression in '2010200'. IgUBC and IgGAPDH were the most stable in all samples, while IgUBQ showed the least stability. Finally, to validate the reliability of the selected reference genes, the expression patterns of IgFT (Flowering Locus T gene) was analyzed and emphasized the importance of appropriate reference gene selection. This work presented the first systematic study of reference genes selection during flower bud development and provided guidance to research of the molecular mechanisms of flowering stages in I. germanica.

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