| First Author | Falco G | Year | 2006 |
| Journal | Reprod Biomed Online | Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 | Pages | 394-403 |
| PubMed ID | 16984773 | Mgi Jnum | J:116786 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3695020 | Doi | 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61445-9 |
| Citation | Falco G, et al. (2006) Use of Chuk as an internal standard suitable for quantitative RT-PCR in mouse preimplantation embryos. Reprod Biomed Online 13(3):394-403 |
| abstractText | Analysis of gene expression changes during preimplantation development by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) requires appropriate internal standards. Ideally, such a gene should show a constant level of transcripts per embryo across all preimplantation stages from unfertilized eggs to blastocysts. By analysing the microarray-based gene expression profiles of preimplantation embryos, it was found that a conserved helix-loop-helix ubiquitous kinase gene (Chuk, also known as IkappaB kinase alpha, IKKalpha or IKK1) satisfied this criterion. To test the utility of this gene as an internal standard for Q-PCR, the expression levels of two known genes (Nalp5/Mater, Pou5f1/Oct3/Oct4) were normalized by Chuk and other housekeeping genes (Actb, Gapdh, Eef1a1, and H2afz) and demonstrated that the former was more consistent with the expression patterns obtained by a whole-mount in-situ hybridization than those reported previously with the latter. It is concluded that Chuk, unlike other commonly used normalization controls, is a reliable and suitable internal standard for measuring gene expression levels by Q-PCR in mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos. |
