Table 1 Characteristics of the five reference gene candidates analysed in this study.
Gene symbol | Gene name | Accession No. | Function | Gene aliases | Locus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GAPDH | aglyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase | NM_002046.3 | Glycolytic enzyme | G3PD;GAPD | 12p13 |
ACTB | actin, beta | NM_001101.3 | The contractile apparatus and nonmuscle cytoskeletal actins | PS1TP5BP1 | 7p15-p12 |
TUBA1A | tubulin, alpha 1a | NM_006009.2 | The components of microtubules | LIS3; TUBA3; FLJ25113; B-ALPHA-1 | 12q12-q14.3 |
TUBB1 | tubulin, beta 1 | NM_030773.2 | the components of microtubules | dJ543J19.4 | 20q13.32 |
VIM | vimentin | NM_003380.2 | maintaining cell shape, integrity of the cytoplasm | FLJ36605 | 10p13 |