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Table 1 Primer details used for RT-PCR analyses

From: Indian hedgehog gene transfer is a chondrogenic inducer of human mesenchymal stem cells

Gene

RT-PCR primer sequences (5' to 3')

Annealing temperature (°C)

Product size (base pairs)

Cycles

Chondrogenic markers

   

   COL type II

Sense: TTTCCCAGGTCAAGATGGTC

58.0

374

35

 

Antisense: CTTCAGCACCTGTC CACCA

   

   AGN

Sense: TGAGGAGGGCTGGAACAAGTACC

54.0

392

30

 

Antisense: GGAGGTGGTAATTGCAGGGAACA

   

   COMP

Sense: CAGGACGACTTTGATGCAGA

54.0

312

32

 

Antisense: AAGCTGGAGCTGTCTGGTA

   

   FMD

Sense: CTTACCCCTATGGGGTGGAT

54.0

389

35

 

Antisense: GTACATGGCCGTGAGGAAGT

   

   SOX9

Sense: ATCTGAAGAAGGAGAGCGAG

58.0

263

35

 

Antisense: TCAGAAGTCTCCAGAGCTTG

   

Hypertrophy and osteogenic markers

   

   COL type X

Sense: CCCTTTTTGCTGCTAGTATCC

54.0

468

25

 

Antisense: CTGTTGTCCAGGTTTTCCTGGCAC

   

   OP

Sense: ACGCCGACCAAGGAAAACTC

51.0

483

35

 

Antisense: GTCCATAAACCACACTATCACCTCG

   

   COL type I

Sense: GGACACAATGGATTGCAAGG

54.0

461

32

 

Antisense: TAACCACTGCTCCACTCTGG

   

   OC

Sense: ATGAGAGCCCTCACACTCCTC

59.0

387

35

 

Antisense: GCCGTAGAAGCGCCGATAGGC

   

   ALP

Sense: TGGAGCTTCAGAAGCTCAACACCA

51.0

454

35

 

Antisense: TCTCGTTGTCTGAGTACCAGTCC

   

Internal control

   

   EF-1α

Sense: AGGTGATTATCCTGAACCATCC

54.0

234

25

 

Antisense: AAAGGTGGATAGTCTGAGAAGC

   
  1. AGN, aggrecan core protein; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; COL, collagen; COMP, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein; EF-1α, elongation factor 1α; FMD, fibromodulin; OC, osteocalcin; OP, osteopontin; SOX9, sex determining region Y-box 9.