Figure 1

Volcano plot showing the results of the miRNA profile analysis in liver samples of wt and PA mouse. Following qRT-PCR, Ct values were assigned using the SDS2.4 software (Applied Biosystems, Thermo-Fischer) and Ct values above 37,0 were considered as non-detected. MicroRNAs showing very low responses (Ct > 35) in most of the samples of both groups were also removed for further analysis. Finally, Ct values were analyzed using the StatMiner software (Integromics, Perkin-Elmer). The integrated GeNorm software was used to check the stability of putative endogenous genes and a final number of seven was used for normalization (see materials & methods section). Relative comparison of gene expression was made using the wt samples as the reference for the Pcca −/−(A138T) group and the geometric mean of selected endogenous genes for normalization. Individual RQ (relative quantity) values as well as statistical p values were calculated for the detected 286 miRNAs and represented in log10 scale in the form of a volcano plot.