Ferreira DB, Gasparoni LM, Bronzeri CF, Paiva KBS. RPLP0/TBP are the most stable reference genes for human dental pulp stem cells under osteogenic differentiation. World J Stem Cells 2024; 16(6): 656-669 [PMID: 38948092 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v16.i6.656]
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Katiucia B S Paiva, BSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix Biology and Cellular Interaction, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes n. 2.415 (ICB3 - laboratório 111), São Paulo 05508-000, São Paulo, Brazil. katipaiva@usp.br
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Table 2 Gene stability of overall analysis from clonogenic and osteogenic samples
Main group
Rank
Delta Ct
NormFinder
geNorm
BestKeeper
Gene
Stability value
Gene
Stability value
Gene
M value
Gene
Std Dev
R
P value
1 to 35 d (clo + ost)
1
TBP
2.13
TBP
1.078
RPLP0/EFα1
0.889
ALAS1
0.70
0.335
0.003
2
RPLP0
2.27
RPLP0
1.451
-
-
RPLP0
1.33
0.726
0.001
3
YWAHZ
2.37
YWAHZ
1.62
TBP
1.712
EFα1
1.41
0.668
0.001
4
EFα1
2.43
ACTB
1.659
YWAHZ
1.923
GAPDH
1.78
0.571
0.001
5
ACTB
2.43
EFα1
1.707
SDHA
2.037
TBP
1.87
0.857
0.001
6
ALAS1
2.55
ALAS1
1.84
ALAS1
2.152
ACTB
2.00
0.785
0.001
7
SDHA
2.57
SDHA
1.948
ACTB
2.261
YWAHZ
2.40
0.876
8
TUB
2.68
TUB
2.06
B2M
2.337
TUB
2.41
0.777
9
B2M
2.72
B2M
2.122
TUB
2.402
SDHA
2.59
0.847
10
GAPDH
2.93
GAPDH
2.385
GAPDH
2.508
B2M
2.63
0.799
0.001
Table 3 Gene stability from Subset 1 (clonogenic medium under 35 d) and Subset 2 (osteogenic medium under 35 d)
Subset
Rank
Delta Ct
NormFinder
geNorm
BestKeeper
Gene
Stability value
Gene
Stability value
Gene
M value
Gene
Std Dev
R
P value
1: 1 to 35 d (clo)
1
TBP
2.040
TBP
1.024
TBP/YWAHZ
0.996
ALAS1
0.660
0.326
0.043
2
RPLP0
2.220
RPLP0
1.423
-
-
RPLP0
1.200
0.700
0.001
3
YWAHZ
2.220
YWAHZ
1.466
B2M
1.319
EFα1
1.250
0.537
0.001
4
B2M
2.430
B2M
1.790
SDHA
1.449
GAPDH
1.660
0.647
0.001
5
ACTB
2.460
ACTB
1.818
RPLP0
1.880
TBP
1.900
0.866
0.001
6
ALAS1
2.480
ALAS1
1.821
EFα1
2.068
ACTB
2.140
0.799
0.001
7
GAPDH
2.500
GAPDH
1.824
ALAS1
2.159
YWAHZ
2.240
0.850
0.001
8
EFα1
2.560
EFα1
1.989
GAPDH
2.272
TUB
2.510
0.800
0.001
9
SDHA
2.620
SDHA
2.099
ACTB
2.356
B2M
2.560
0.855
0.001
10
TUB
2.680
TUB
2.161
TUB
2.421
SDHA
2.710
0.875
0.001
2: 1 to 35 d (ost)
1
TBP
2.140
TBP
1.087
RPLP0/EFα1
0.515
ALAS1
0.740
0.324
0.044
2
RPLP0
2.170
RPLP0
1.276
-
-
RPLP0
1.460
0.786
0.001
3
EFα1
2.180
EFα1
1.291
TBP
1.450
EFα1
1.570
0.812
0.001
4
ACTB
2.320
ACTB
1.467
YWAHZ
1.777
ACTB
1.720
0.767
0.001
5
YWAHZ
2.450
YWAHZ
1.758
SDHA
1.860
TBP
1.850
0.846
0.001
6
SDHA
2.480
SDHA
1.789
ACTB
2.010
GAPDH
1.920
0.519
0.001
7
TUB
2.570
ALAS1
1.853
TUB
2.108
TUB
2.190
0.744
0.001
8
ALAS1
2.570
TUB
1.882
ALAS1
2.184
SDHA
2.460
0.818
0.001
9
B2M
2.970
B2M
2.456
B2M
2.323
YWAHZ
2.530
0.901
0.001
10
GAPDH
3.270
GAPDH
2.833
GAPDH
2.512
B2M
2.640
0.739
0.001
Table 4 Gene stability from Subset 3 (clonogenic and osteogenic media from 1 to 21 d) and Subset 4 (clonogenic and osteogenic media from 21 to 35 d)
Subset
Rank
Delta Ct
Normfinder
geNorm
BestKeeper
Gene
Stability value
Gene
Stability value
Gene
M value
Gene
Std Dev
R
P value
3: 1 to 21 d (clo + ost)
1
TBP
2.160
TBP
1.202
RPLP0/EFα1
0.594
ALAS1
0.750
0.433
0.001
2
RPLP0
2.230
RPLP0
1.419
-
-
RPLP0
1.100
0.614
0.001
3
YWAHZ
2.320
ALAS1
1.492
ALAS1
1.207
EFα1
1.100
0.535
0.001
4
EFα1
2.320
YWAHZ
1.550
TBP
1.639
TBP
1.770
0.801
0.001
5
ALAS1
2.330
EEF1α1
1.591
YWAHZ
1.814
ACTB
1.940
0.703
0.001
6
ACTB
2.580
ACTB
1.938
SDHA
1.989
GAPDH
2.010
0.683
0.001
7
SDHA
2.640
B2M
1.979
B2M
2.104
YWAHZ
2.080
0.819
0.001
8
B2M
2.640
SDHA
2.048
ACTB
2.275
B2M
2.210
0.709
0.001
9
TUB
2.790
TUB
2.252
TUB
2.383
SDHA
2.290
0.785
0.001
10
GAPDH
2.970
GAPDH
2.411
GAPDH
2.499
TUB
2.350
0.738
0.001
4: 21 to 35 d (clo + ost)
1
TBP
1.980
TBP
0.749
RPLP0/EFα1
1.039
ALAS1
0.630
0.345
0.039
2
ACTB
2.090
ACTB
1.075
-
-
RPLP0
1.740
0.860
0.001
3
RPLP0
2.120
RPLP0
1.155
ACTB
1.427
EFα1
1.890
0.815
0.001
4
TUB
2.280
TUB
1.447
TBP
1.636
ACTB
1.920
0.893
0.001
5
YWAHZ
2.300
YWAHZ
1.604
TUB
1.738
TBP
1.940
0.915
0.001
6
EFα1
2.360
EEF1α1
1.605
YWAHZ
1.866
GAPDH
1.970
0.456
0.005
7
SDHA
2.540
SDHA
1.979
SDHA
1.980
TUB
2.120
0.829
0.001
8
ALAS1
2.670
ALAS1
2.044
B2M
2.087
YWAHZ
2.620
0.899
0.001
9
B2M
2.760
B2M
2.283
ALAS1
2.210
SDHA
2.810
0.838
0.001
10
GAPDH
3.420
GAPDH
3.075
GAPDH
2.452
B2M
2.930
0.830
0.001
Table 5 Gene stability from Subset 5 (only osteogenic medium from 1 to 21 d) and Subset 6 (only osteogenic medium from 21 to 35 d)
Subset
Rank
Delta Ct
NormFinder
geNorm
BestKeeper
Gene
Stability value
Gene
Stability value
Gene
M value
Gene
Std Dev
R
P value
5: 1 to 21 d (ost)
1
EFα1
2.200
EFα1
1.255
RPLP0/EFα1
0.463
ALAS1
0.810
0.440
0.022
2
RPLP0
2.210
RPLP0
1.278
-
-
RPLP0
1.330
0.731
0.001
3
TBP
2.280
TBP
1.325
ACTB
1.514
EFα1
1.330
0.755
0.001
4
ALAS1
2.380
ALAS1
1.485
TUB
1.629
ACTB
1.540
0.555
0.003
5
YWAHZ
2.450
YWAHZ
1.706
ALAS1
1.742
TBP
1.860
0.787
0.001
6
ACTB
2.480
ACTB
1.757
TBP
1.978
TUB
1.880
0.620
0.001
7
TUB
2.600
TUB
1.948
YWAHZ
2.115
YWAHZ
2.170
0.845
0.001
8
SDHA
2.660
SDHA
2.043
SDHA
2.222
B2M
2.240
0.609
0.001
9
B2M
2.950
B2M
2.369
B2M
2.345
SDHA
2.290
0.752
0.001
10
GAPDH
3.460
GAPDH
3.031
GAPDH
2.568
GAPDH
2.310
0.647
0.001
6: 21 to 35 d (ost)
1
TBP
1.820
TBP
0.578
RPLP0/EFα1
0.495
ALAS1
0.560
0.257
0.304
2
ACTB
1.900
ACTB
0.584
-
-
TBP
1.750
0.963
0.001
3
RPLP0
2.050
RPLP0
1.096
ACTB
1.024
RPLP0
1.810
0.878
0.001
4
EFα1
2.110
EFα1
1.224
TBP
1.134
EFα1
2.040
0.883
0.001
5
SDHA
2.160
SDHA
1.368
SDHA
1.440
ACTB
2.070
0.963
0.001
6
YWAHZ
2.300
TUB
1.551
YWAHZ
1.557
SDHA
2.250
0.843
0.001
7
TUB
2.310
YWAHZ
1.648
TUB
1.655
TUB
2.400
0.856
0.001
8
ALAS1
2.830
ALAS1
2.254
B2M
1.842
GAPDH
2.510
0.492
0.038
9
B2M
2.840
B2M
2.401
ALAS1
2.035
YWAHZ
2.760
0.927
0.001
10
GAPDH
4.040
GAPDH
3.776
GAPDH
2.435
B2M
2.800
0.810
0.001
Table 6 Gene stability from Subset 7 (only clonogenic medium from 1 to 21 d) and Subset 8 (only clonogenic medium from 21 to 35 d)
Subset
Rank
Delta Ct
NormFinder
geNorm
BestKeeper
Gene
Stability value
Gene
Stability value
Gene
M value
Gene
Std Dev
R
P value
7: 1 to 21 d (clo)
1
TBP
2.010
TBP
1.091
RPLP0/EFα1
0.661
ALAS1
0.690
0.379
0.051
2
RPLP0
2.120
RPLP0
1.379
-
-
EEF1α1
0.820
0.144
0.473
3
YWAHZ
2.150
YWAHZ
1.398
ALAS1
1.033
RPLP0
0.870
0.516
0.006
4
ALAS1
2.150
ALAS1
1.404
TBP
1.430
TBP
1.600
0.778
0.001
5
B2M
2.210
B2M
1.442
YWAHZ
1.617
GAPDH
1.630
0.722
0.001
6
EFα1
2.370
GAPDH
1.615
B2M
1.718
YWAHZ
1.950
0.759
0.001
7
GAPDH
2.370
EFα1
1.839
SDHA
1.890
B2M
1.980
0.762
0.001
8
SDHA
2.610
SDHA
2.089
GAPDH
2.032
ACTB
2.180
0.789
0.001
9
ACTB
2.630
ACTB
2.133
ACTB
2.212
SDHA
2.320
0.800
0.001
10
TUB
2.920
TUB
2.546
TUB
2.354
TUB
2.660
0.815
0.001
8: 21 to 35 d (clo)
1
TBP
2.070
TBP
1.063
ACTB/TUB
0.766
ALAS1
0.670
0.480
0.044
2
RPLP0
2.130
RPLP0
1.247
-
-
GAPDH
1.470
0.455
0.058
3
TUB
2.200
TUB
1.378
RPLP0
1.417
RPLP0
1.680
0.841
0.001
4
ACTB
2.210
ACTB
1.430
GAPDH
1.621
EEF1α1
1.780
0.752
0.001
5
YWAHZ
2.280
YWAHZ
1.601
ALAS1
1.757
ACTB
1.780
0.801
0.001
6
ALAS1
2.480
ALAS1
1.813
EEF1α1
1.932
TUB
1.850
0.799
0.001
7
EFα1
2.580
EFα1
1.953
TBP
2.055
TBP
2.170
0.901
0.001
8
GAPDH
2.680
B2M
2.231
YWAHZ
2.172
YWAHZ
2.520
0.862
0.001
9
B2M
2.700
GAPDH
2.232
B2M
2.315
B2M
3.070
0.857
0.001
10
SDHA
2.820
SDHA
2.388
SDHA
2.415
SDHA
3.240
0.884
0.001
Citation: Ferreira DB, Gasparoni LM, Bronzeri CF, Paiva KBS. RPLP0/TBP are the most stable reference genes for human dental pulp stem cells under osteogenic differentiation. World J Stem Cells 2024; 16(6): 656-669