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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2008 May 9;43(3):511–520. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.04.021

Table 2.

Primers and targeted genes in real time PCR

Systematic Name Gene symbol Gene Title Amplicon Size (bp) Sequences (5’ – 3’)





18 srRNA 149 Forward: GGTCATAAGCTTGCGTTGAT
Reverse: TCAAGTTCGACCGTCTTCTC
1367568_a_at Mgp matrix Gla protein 127 Forward: GCCTACAACCGCTACTTCAG
Reverse: CGCACACGAATCTGTGTATC
1383047_at Gas6 Growth arrest specific 6 129 Forward: GTACATAGTGGGACTGATAC
Reverse: TTCTTCAGATAGTCCCGCTC
1374529_at Thbs1 Thrombospondin 1 122 Forward: CTTAAAACTACTGTCGTGTC
Reverse: ACCAGAACTTTGAGGAGTTG
1375961_at Frzb Frizzled-related protein 127 Forward: ATTTGGCTCGCTGTATTGAC
Reverse: GTGCACATTTCACTGTCCTG
1392915_at Col11a1 Procollagen type IX alpha 1 156 Forward: GCCAATCCATTTTATGCCAC
Reverse: ATGAGCCCTGTTGCCATCTC
1370944_at Col10a1 Procollagen type X alpha 1 141 Forward: GAAACAGGTGTCTGACTTAC
Reverse: TACTTCCAGTGGAATAGAAG
1367562_at Sparc Secreted acidic cysteine rich glycoprotein 147 Forward: TGGGCTACAGGAAAGTGAGA
Reverse: TGGCTTGGAAGTTTCTCTTG
1372299_at Cdkn1c Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1C 125 Forward: ACCAGCTTCAGATTACCCAC
Reverse: TCTAATAATGTGGAGGACAC
1371245_a_at LOC689064 hemoglobin beta-2 subunit 108 Forward: CCTTTCCTGCTTGTCTATGC
Reverse: TTTATTAGATAGAAGCTAGC
1387854_at Col1a2 Procollagen type I alpha 2 136 Forward: GAAGACTCGATCCTCCATAG
Reverse: ATGCTGAATCTAGAGAGGAG
1381925_x_at LOC497729 hypothetical gene supported by NM_172157 125 Forward: GAAGAAACACAACTTCAAAG
Reverse: GAAAAGGAGGAATTTACATC
1367631_at CTGF Connective tissue growth factor 154 Forward: GACGTTTGTGCCTATTGTTC
Reverse: CAGACAGTCACTCAGGTTAC
1367668_a_at Scd2 Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 2 131 Forward: GCACATTTTATAGTAACCG
Reverse: TTCCATAGCAATGAGTATAC
1374870_at Col27a1 Procollagen type XXVII alpha 1 126 Forward: AACCCTTCCCTGTATACTGC
Reverse: AAGGAGACAGCGCAAGACAC
1392965_a_at Smoc2 Sparc-related modular calcium binding 2 124 Forward: AAACTGTTCATGGTCCCCAG
Reverse: AGCGTTGATGTGAGCTGGTC
1373463_at Col5a2 Procollagen type V alpha 2 109 Forward: CCATCAATGACCAACACAAG
Reverse: GGTCAGGCACTTCAGATCAT
1371226_at Col2a1 Procollagen type II alpha 1 104 Forward: CCGGACTGTGAGGTTAGGAT
Reverse: AACCCAAAGGACCCAAATAC