Papers by Author: Ran Peng

Abstract: The Bombyx mori serves as model organism among the Lepidoptera insects. In the post-genomic era, in order to study gene function, the profiling of mRNA transcription has become a popular research field. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) has become established as the sensitive method for detecting the expression level of low abundance mRNA, and it usually chooses one or several reference genes to standardize the expression level of target gene. Since the changes in amplification of reference gene can reflect the changes of RNA production, quality or cDNA synthesis efficiency. So choosing an appropriate reference gene can reduce the differences between tested samples. Based on the comparison of Standardization of three frequently-used reference genes (GAPDH, Actin-3, 28srRNA), and decide which is the best way to study gene expression level in silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Abstract: In order to explore the roles of Bombyx mori glutathione S-transferase gene (BmGST) in detoxification and resistance to insecticides, we used real-time PCR method to detect the transcription levels of five BmGST genes in different tissues of the 5th instar larvae feeding on sodium fluoride treated mulberry leaves. The detection results were normalized by using 3 internal reference genes. The results indicated that the transcription levels of BmGSTs were different in various tissues. Transcription of BmGST genes could be induced by NaF, The normalized data with the above 3 internal reference genes indicated that, it is very important to choose adequate internal reference genes so as to ensure the reliability of the detection results.