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Table 7 Comparison between the HT-SuperSAGE expression libraries and qPCR data in cowpea roots under abiotic stress treatments

From: Cowpea and abiotic stresses: identification of reference genes for transcriptional profiling by qPCR

Gene

Root dehydration

Salt stress (NaCl, 100 mM)

HT-SS assay†

qPCR assay*

HT-SS assay†

qPCR assay*

(Pingo de Ouro) TOL

VGEǂ

(Santo Inácio) SEN

VGEǂ

(Pitiúba) TOL

VGEǂ

(BR14-Mulato) SEN

VGEǂ

TOL

SEN

25′

75′

150′

25′

75′

150′

TOL

SEN

30′

60′

90′

30′

60′

90′

VuChiB

UR

ns

ns

ns

ns

No

UR

ns

ns

Yes

ns

UR

ns

ns

UR

Yes

DR

DR

ns

No

VuLTP

UR

DR

ns

ns

UR

Yes

ns

ns

ns

No

UR

DR

UR

UR

UR

Yes

ns

ns

ns

No

VuCHI

UR

UR

ns

UR

UR

Yes

UR

UR

UR

Yes

UR

ns

UR

UR

UR

Yes

UR

UR

UR

No

VuCHS

UR

ns

UR

UR

UR

Yes

UR

UR

UR

No

ns

UR

UR

UR

UR

No

UR

UR

ns

Yes

  1. HT-SS (HT-SuperSAGE); Vu (Vigna unguiculata); VuCHiB (Chitinase B); VuLTP (Lipid transfer protein); VuCHS (Chalcone synthase); VuCHI (Chalcone isomerase)
  2. † and * p < 0.05. TOL (tolerant accession); SEN (sensitive accession); UR (up-regulated); DR (down-regulated); ns (not significant at p < 0.05); 25′, 75′ and 150′ (minutes under root dehydration); 30′, 60′ and 90′ (minutes under salt stress), VGE (Validation of Gene Expression); ǂ between HT-SuperSAGE and qPCR data