Housekeeping genes in cancer: normalization of array data

Autor: Jeffrey B. Killian, Michael Paul O'malley, Steven T. Lott, Jennifer Liao, Abner M. Mhashilkar, Eva Golenko, Anis H. Khimani, Sunil Chada, Alvydas Mikulskis, Pat Mayer
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: BioTechniques. 38:739-745
ISSN: 1940-9818
0736-6205
DOI: 10.2144/05385st04
Popis: Biological maintenance of cells under variable conditions should affect gene expression of only certain genes while leaving the rest unchanged. The latter, termed “housekeeping genes,” by definition must reflect no change in their expression levels during cell development, treatment, or disease state anomalies. However, deviations from this rule have been observed. Using DNA microarray technology, we report here variations in expression levels of certain housekeeping genes in prostate cancer and a colorectal cancer gene therapy model system. To highlight, differential expression was observedfor ribosomal protein genes in the prostate cancer cells and β-actin in treated colorectal cells. High-throughput differential gene expression analysis via microarray technology and quantitative PCR has become a common platform for classifying variations in similar types of cancers, response to chemotherapy, identifying disease markers, etc. Therefore, normalization of the system based on housekeeping genes, such as those reported here in cancer, must be approached with caution.
Databáze: OpenAIRE