Table 1 Description of the LNA probe and primer sequences used to quantify gene expression

Npr2

4882

Probe: 5'-FAM-ATCGCTGGCTGCTTCTATG-BHQ1-3'

Sense: 5'-CCCTTCCCTGATGAACCT -3'

Antisense: 5'-CCCTGCATCTTTTCCACAA -3'

132

Npr3

4883

Probe: 5'-FAM-TTCTCTCCAAAGGTTCCCG-BHQ1-3'

Sense: 5' TTTAAGAAAAACTAGTGACATTGGA-3'

Antisense: 5'- CCACCCTTCCTCTTTCCT-3'

146

CNP

4880

Probe: 5-'FAM-CGCCAATCTCAAGGGC-BHQ1-3'

Sense: 5'-TCAGAAGAAGGGCGACAA -3'

Antisense: 5'-TGGCTCCTTTGTATTTGCG -3'

158

GAPDH

2597

Probe: 5'-HEX-CAGTCAGCCGCATCTTCT-BHQ1-3'

Sense: 5'-TCTCTGCTCCTCCTGTTC-3'

Antisense: 5'-CGCCCAATACGACCAAAT-3'

160

Aggrecan

176

Probe: 5-'FAM-CCAACTCTTCAAGGTGA-BHQ1-3'

Sense: 5'-GACTGAAGTTCTTGGAGAA-3'

Antisense: 5'-CACGAAAACCCAGAGTAA-3'

109

Collagen type II

1280

Probe: 5'-FAM-TCTGTCTCCTTGCTTGCCA-BHQ1-3'

Sense: 5'-GGAGTCAAGGGTGATCGT-3'

Antisense: 5'-CTTGTGCACCAGCTTCTC-3'

200