Nikolai Melnikov

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Skorentseva KV, Melnikov NP, Ereskovsky AV, Lavrov AI, Saidova AA (2026) Validating the classics: Accurate reference gene panel for reliable RT-qPCR in Porifera. PLoS One 21(5): e0349507. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349507 Editor: Fang Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Received: January 20, 2026; Accepted: April 29, 2026; Published: May 20, 2026 Copyright: © 2026 Skorentseva et al.

Conflict of interest The authors declare no competing interests. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1111/febs.70337. Data availability statement Transcriptome, its annotation, table with transcript counts, studied sequences and alignments used in phylogeny analyses are available in the Supporting Information.

Supporting Information Filename Description brv13162-sup-0001-TableS1.docxWord 2007 document , 40.7 KB Table S1. Morphological characteristics of archaeocytes from the class Demospongiae. brv13162-sup-0002-TableS2.docxWord 2007 document , 41.2 KB Table S2. Cell sources of gametes in sponges. REFERENCES References identified with an asterisk (*) are cited only within the online Supporting Information. , , , , , & (2015).