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Table 2 Name and function of genes mentioned in the text

From: Selection of a set of reliable reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in normal equine skin and in equine sarcoids

Symbol*

Gene name*

Function

ACTB

actin, beta

Cytoskeletal structural protein

B2M

beta-2-microglobulin

Beta-chain of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules

HPRT1

hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1

Purine synthesis in salvage pathway

UBB

ubiquitin B

Protein degradation

TUBA1

tubulin, alpha 1 (testis specific)

Structural protein

RPL32

ribosomal protein L32

Member of the 80 different ribosome proteins

GAPDH

glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

Glycolytic enzyme

TBP

TATA box binding protein

General RNA polymerase II transcription factor

  1. * Nomenclature according to Genew [28]