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27 September 2017 Selection of Reference Genes for Expression Studies in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
Meire Menezes Bassan, Jéssika Angelotti-Mendoncãa, Gustavo Rodrigues Alves, Pedro Takao Yamamoto, Francisco de Assis Alves Mourão Filho
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The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is considered the main vector of the bacteria associated with huanglongbing, a very serious disease that has threatened the world citrus industry. The absence of efficient control management protocols, including a lack of resistant cultivars, has led to the development of different approaches to study this pathosystem. The production of resistant genotypes relies on D. citri gene expression analyses by RT-qPCR to assess control of the vector population. High-quality, reliable RT-qPCR analyses depend upon proper reference gene selection and validation. However, adequate D. citri reference genes have not yet been identified. In the present study, we evaluated the genes EF 1-α, ACT, GAPDH, RPL7, RPL17, and TUB as candidate reference genes for this insect. Gene expression stability was evaluated using the mathematical algorithms deltaCt, NormFinder, BestKeeper, and geNorm, at five insect developmental stages, grown on two different plant hosts [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (Sapindales: Rutaceae) and Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (Sapindales: Rutaceae)]. The final gene ranking was calculated using RefFinder software, and the V-ATPase-A gene was selected for validation. According to our results, two reference genes are recommended when different plant hosts and developmental stages are considered. Considering gene expression studies in D. citri grown on M. paniculata, regardless of the insect developmental stage, GAPDH and RPL7 have the best fit as reference genes in RT-qPCR analyses, whereas GAPDH and EF 1-α are recommended as reference genes in insect studies using C. sinensis.

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Meire Menezes Bassan, Jéssika Angelotti-Mendoncãa, Gustavo Rodrigues Alves, Pedro Takao Yamamoto, and Francisco de Assis Alves Mourão Filho "Selection of Reference Genes for Expression Studies in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 110(6), 2623-2629, (27 September 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox253
Received: 3 June 2017; Accepted: 15 August 2017; Published: 27 September 2017
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KEYWORDS
developmental stages
host
normalizers
psyllid
RT-qPCR
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