Reference genes for real-time RT-PCR expression studies in an Antarctic Pseudomonas exposed to different temperature conditions.
Extremophiles
; 23(5): 625-633, 2019 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Psychrophilic and psychrotolerant bacteria from permanently cold environments may be the most abundant extremophiles on Earth and yet little is known on how they cope with temperature stress. Real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) is a powerful technique that could shed light on this matter but it requires pre-validated reference genes for normalization of data to get accurate results. In this study, we assessed the expression stability of eight candidate genes for the psychrotolerant Antarctic isolate Pseudomonas sp. AU10 during exponential growth under 4 °C and 30 °C, and after a cold-shock. Using the software programs BestKeeper and geNorm we validated recA, ftsZ, 16S rRNA, and rpoD as reference genes and we suggested the combination of recA and ftsZ for qPCR data normalization. Our results provide a starting point for gene expression studies in Antarctic Pseudomonas concerning temperature-related physiology and also for the validation of reference genes in other cold-adapted bacterial species.
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Pseudomonas
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Estresse Fisiológico
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Temperatura Baixa
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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real
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2019
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