title: Efficient experimental design and analysis of real-time PCR assays.
abstract: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is currently the standard for gene quantification studies and has been extensively used in large-scale basic and clinical research. The operational costs and technical errors can become a significant issue due to the large number of sample reactions. In this paper, we present an experimental design strategy and an analysis procedure that are more efficient requiring fewer sample reactions than the traditional approach. We verified mathematically and experimentally the new design on a well-characterized model, to evaluate the gene expression levels of CACNA1C and CACNA1G in hypertrophic ventricular myocytes induced by phenylephrine treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Kwokyin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: Zhong-Ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000235:genetics*; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type / Q000235:genetics*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010656:Phenylephrine; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: C504728:Cacna1c protein, rat; C500994:Cacna1g protein, rat; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type; D010656:Phenylephrine
keywords: ANF; L-type calcium channel; Real-time PCR; T-type calcium channel; cell culture; gene expression; hypertrophy; ventricular myocytes