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qPCR – C.gigas V.vulnificus Exposure cDNA (from 20110311)

Ran a qPCR using 3hr Vibrio vulnificus exposure cDNA from 20110311. Original experiment conducted on 20110111 with defensin primers (SR IDs: 1109 & 1070) and GAPDH (SR IDs: 1172 & 1173). Master mix calcs are here. Cycling params, plate layout, etc can be seen in the qPCR Report (see Results). This was performed to help Herschel.

Results:

qPCR Report (PDF)

qPCR Data File (CFX96)

Initial glance at data looks good. GAPDH exhibits highly consistent Cq values across all samples, controls and exposed. Although, there is slight amplification of something in the two water samples for GAPDH, the melt curve shows that this product has a different melting temperature than our intended target. As such, I believe the GAPDH data to be useable, since no other samples exhibit this smaller product. Defensin shows clean water sample and clean melt curves with a single peak. However, it seems like we may not see an effect on defensin expression in response to the Vibrio vulnificus exposure…

qPCR – C.gigas GAPDH second rep on V.vulnificus exposure cDNA (from 20110311) and standard curves for COX1, COX2, GAPDH

Ran a qPCR on all cDNA samples. Created a standard curve to possibly allow for use of the BioRad software for gene expression analysis. Standard curve was created from pooled cDNA (1uL from each individual sample). Master mix calcs are here.

Results:

qPCR Data File (BioRad CFX96)

qPCR Report (PDF)

Standard curves aren’t that good. Will not use them. Will analyze data using PCR Miner.

qPCR – C.gigas actin and GAPDH on V.vulnificus exposure cDNA (from 20110311)

Ran a qPCR on all cDNA samples from the V.vulnificus exposure experiment from 20110111. This qPCR was to test 2 of 4 potential normalizing genes to evaluate which genes show the least amount of effect from the treatments in this experiment. Primers for actin used were Cg_Actin_306_F (SR ID: 1170), Cg_Actin_408_R (SR ID: 1171). Samples were run in duplicate. Master mix calcs are here. The master mix info is the same that was used earlier today, but with the primers noted above, not those listed on the calcs page. Plate layout, cycling params, etc., can be seen in the qPCR Report (see Results).

Results:

qPCR Data File (BioRad CFX96)

qPCR Report (PDF)

Actin: Average Cq = 20.21, Standard Deviation = 1.22

GAPDH: Average Cq = 24.42, Standard Deviation = 0.519

Based on the results from the 4 normalizing genes examined, I will use GAPDH as the normalizing gene due to it having the lowest standard deviation of the 4 normalizing genes. Will perform another qPCR to run a duplicate of GAPDH so that we have a second rep.