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Table 1 Candidate reference genes for qRT-PCR

From: Suitability of endogenous reference genes for gene expression studies with human intraocular endothelial cells

Abbreviation

Gene name

Function

18S

18S Ribosomal RNA

Ribosomal subunit

ACTB

β-actin

Cytoskeletal structural protein

B2M

β-2-microglobulin

β-chain of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase

Oxidoreductase in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

GUSB

beta-glucuronidase

Degradation of determatan and keratin sulfates

HPRT1

Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase 1

Purine synthesis in salvage pathway

PGK1

Phosphoglycerate kinase 1

Glycolytic enzyme

PPIA

Peptidylprolyl isomerase A

Catalyzes the cis-trans isomerisation of praline, accelerates protein folding

RPLP0

Ribosomal large P0

Ribosomal protein, translation

TBP

TATA binding protein

RNA polymerase II transcription factor