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. 2022 Dec 16;13(12):2387. doi: 10.3390/genes13122387

Table 2.

Examples of some reference genes commonly applied for analysis of gene expression.

Gene Name Abbreviation Application Reference
Glyceraldehide-3-phosphate dehydrogenase GADPH Analysis of gene expression in human cell lines, human airway epithelial cells, wound healing model, human skeletal muscle tissue, human breast cells, induced pluripotent stem cell reprogramming [49,52,53,54,55]
Actin, beta ACTB Analysis of gene expression in wound healing model, human skeletal muscle tissue, human breast cells [53,54]
Ribosomal RNA 18S 18S Analysis of gene expression in [53,54]
wound healing model, human skeletal muscle tissue, human breast cells
β-2-microglobulin β-2M Analysis of gene expression in wound healing model, human skeletal muscle tissue, human breast cells [53,54]
Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 PGK1 Analysis of gene expression in induced pluripotent stem cell reprogramming [55]
Polyubiquitin C UBC Determination of gene expression in human cell lines [49]
DNA topoisomerase 1 TOP1 Study of gene expression in human cell lines [49]
ATP synthase subunit beta, mitochondrial ATP5B Elucidation of gene expression in human cell lines, induced pluripotent stem cell reprogramming [49,55]
Cyclophilin A PPIA Examination of gene expression in human airway epithelial cells [52]