Title
Evaluation of reference genes for reverse transcription-quantitative PCR assays in organs of zebrafish exposed to glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup
Date Issued
01 July 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pereira A.G.
Davico C.E.
Nezzi L.
Ammar D.
Müller Y.M.R.
Nazari E.M.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Publisher(s)
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
Roundup is a glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) widely used in agriculture and may cause toxic effects in non-target organisms. Model organisms, as zebrafish, and analysis of gene expression by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) could be used to better understand the Roundup toxicity. A prerequisite for RT-qPCR is the availability of appropriate reference genes; however, they have not been described for Roundup-exposed fish. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression stability of six reference genes (rpl8, β-act, gapdh, b2m, ef1α, hprt1) and one expressed repetitive element (hatn10) in organs of males (brain, gill, testis) and females (ovary) of zebrafish exposed to Roundup WG at three concentrations (0.065, 0.65 and 6.5 mg N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine/l) for 7 days. Genes were ranked by geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, Delta C t and RefFinder, and their best combinations were determined by geNorm and NormFinder programs. The two most stable ranked genes were specific to each organ: gill (β-act; rpl8); brain (rpl8; β-act); testis (ef1α; gapdh); and ovary (rpl8; hprt1). The cat transcript level was used to evaluate the effect of normalization with these reference genes. These are the first suitable reference genes described for the analysis of gene expression in organs of Roundup-exposed zebrafish, and will allow investigations of the molecular mechanisms of Roundup toxicity.
Start page
1424
End page
1434
Volume
12
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia Biología reproductiva
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85038235211
PubMed ID
Source
Animal
ISSN of the container
1751-7311
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (425/2010) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (475788/2011-7). The authors are thankful to Laboratório de Estudos em Biologia/LAMEB of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
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