Table 5 Stability ranking of the candidate reference genes using five algorithms in gill of B. belcheri challenged with LPS.

From: Selection of reliable reference genes for normalization of quantitative RT-PCR from different developmental stages and tissues in amphioxus

Gene

RefFinder

geNorm

NormFinder

BestKeeper

deltaCt

Rank

GM

Rank

SV

Rank

SV

Rank

SV

Rank

SV

S20

1

1.21

1

0.51

1

0.30

7

1.04

1

1.40

EF1A

2

2.95

3

0.78

2

0.41

8

1.10

3

1.44

UBC

3

3.84

1

0.51

3

0.45

10

1.20

2

1.44

ACT

4

3.91

5

0.97

4

0.49

2

0.64

5

1.51

TUB

5

4.98

4

0.91

6

0.56

6

1.03

4

1.49

18S

6

5.61

10

1.31

10

0.99

1

0.52

11

1.86

HPRT

7

6.05

7

1.11

7

0.84

4

0.94

7

1.72

L13

8

6.67

6

1.02

5

0.52

9

1.16

6

1.53

G6PDH

9

6.77

9

1.27

9

0.90

3

0.72

8

1.79

TBP

10

8.61

8

1.20

11

1.02

5

0.96

10

1.84

GAPDH

11

9.85

11

1.38

8

0.90

11

1.67

9

1.81

CYC

12

11.83

12

1.59

12

1.68

12

1.96

12

2.71

L3

13

12.74

13

1.80

13

1.91

13

2.49

13

2.97