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Table 1 Primers used for RT-PCR

From: Regional assessment of articular cartilage gene expression and small proteoglycan metabolism in an animal model of osteoarthritis

Gene

Annealing temperature (°C)

Product size (base pairs)

Sequence (5' to 3')

GenBank accession number

Collagen II

65

141

F ACGGTGGACGAGGTCTGACT

R GGCCTGTCTCTCCACGTTCA

AF138883

Aggrecan

65

375

F CCGCTATGACGCCATCTGCT

R TGCACGACGAGGTCCTCACT

AF019758

Decorin

55

319

F CAAACTCTTTTGCTTGGGCT

R CACTGGACAACTCGCAGATG

AF125041

Biglycan

65

204

F CCATGCTGAACGATGAGGAA

R CATTATTCTGCAGGTCCAGC

AF034842

Fibromodulin

65

442

F CTGGACCACAACAACCTGAC

R GGATCTTCTGCAGCTGGTTG

AF020291

Lumican

65

284

F CAGCCATGTACTGCGATGAG

R CTGCAGGTCCACCAGAGATT

NM173934

TGF-β

60

271

F CGGCAGCTGTACATTGACTT

R AGCGCACGATCATGTTGGAC

AF000133

CTGF

65

504

F TCTTCTGCGACTTCGGCTCC

R CCTCCAGGTCAGCTTCGCAA

NM174030

Collagen I

65

460

F CCACCAGTCACCTGCGTACA

R GGAGACCACGAGGACCAGAA

AF129287

Collagen III

55

243

F GCTGGCTAGTTGTCGCTCTG

R GTGGGGAAACTGCACAACAT

L47641

GAPDH

55

320

F TCACCATCTTCCAGGAGCGA

R GGCGTGGACAGTGGTCATAA

AF035421

  1. Shown are the details of the primers used for RT-PCR, including annealing temperatures, size of the amplified products, forward (F) and reverse (R) sequences, and primer source. CTCG, connective tissue growth factor; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; TGF, transforming growth factor.