Table 2 Best combination of housekeeping miRNAs for each group of samples yielded by software analyses.

From: Identification of housekeeping genes for microRNA expression analysis in kidney tissues of Pkd1 deficient mouse models

Groups

Best pair of housekeeping genes by software

Best pair of housekeeping gene by visual inspection

Best trio of housekeeping genes by visual inspection

NormFinder

GeNorm

RefFinder

ΔCt method

Bestkeeper

DataAssist

All

miR-25 + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-26a + miR-191

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-25 + miR-26a or miR-20a + miR-26a + miR-191

CY

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25 + miR-26a or miR-20a + miR-26a + miR-191

NC

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-191

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a + miR-191

HT

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-191

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a + miR-191

WT

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-25 + miR-26a

miR-25 + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-25 + miR-26a

SC

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-25 + miR-191

miR-25 + miR-191

CO

miR-20a + U6

miR-26a + miR-191

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

U6 + miR-25

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-26a

miR-20a + miR-25 + miR-26a or miR-20a + miR-26a + miR-191 or miR-20a + miR-26a + U6

  1. All, all samples; CY, cystic; NC, non-cystic; HT, haploinsuficient; WT, wild-type; SC, severely cystic phenotype; CO, severely cystic phenotype controls.