Selection and evaluation of reference genes for expression analysis of Cassi Zubi Liu Qiankun Zhu Juanjuan Li Jihua Yu Yangyang Li Xinhe Huang Wanjun Wang Rui Tan Jiayu Zhou Hai Liao 10.6084/m9.figshare.1450728.v2 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Selection_and_evaluation_of_reference_genes_for_expression_analysis_of_Cassi/1450728 <div><p><i>Cassia obtusifolia</i>, belonging to legume family, is important in many fields with high pharmaceutical, economic, and ecological values. These interests of <i>C. obtusifolia</i> triggered in-depth and fundamental genetic and molecular research. Therefore, the stable reference gene is necessary for normalization of the gene expression studies. In this study, 10 candidate reference genes were subjected to expression analysis in 12 different tissues and under different stresses by qRT-PCR. The expression stability was evaluated using geNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper software. In conclusion, different suitable reference genes were selected in different tissues and under different stress. <i>CYP1</i>, <i>EF1α2</i>, <i>ACT2</i>, <i>UBQ1</i> were the most stable reference genes in all samples. The relative expression levels of <i>WRKY</i> gene were detected to confirm the reliability of the selected reference genes. These results provided suitable reference genes that could be used for normalization in <i>C. obtusifolia</i> tissues and under different stress.</p></div> 2015-10-08 11:43:10 cyp Cassi Cassia obtusifolia wrky ef Reference genes expression analysis ubq 10 candidate reference genes Gene Expression Studies