Table 9.

List of Primers Used in Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reactions

Gene	Primers (sequence or GenBank Accession for the STS)
ECSM1–Hs.13957	G26129
ECSM2–Hs.30089	5′-TGG GAG AAG CAG GCA GTA TT-3′
	5′-CAG CTG CCC TGT GAC TAC AA-3′
ECSM3–Hs.8135	G06859
Magic roundabout–Hs.111518	G14937
calcitonin receptor–like receptor  activity modifying 2	G26129
Hs.233955	G21261
fatty acid binding protein 4	5′-TGC AGC TTC CTT CTC ACC TT-3′
	5′-TCA CAT CCC CAT TCA CAC TG-3′
vWF	5′-TGT ACC ATG AGG TTC TCA ATG C-3′
	5′-TTA TTG TGG GCT CAG AAG GG-3′
serum deprivation response protein	G21528
collagen type IV, alpha 1	G07125
EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular  matrix protein 1	G06992
connective tissue growth factor	5′-CAA ATG CTT CCA GGT GAA AAA-3′
	5′-CGT TCA AAG CAT GAA ATG GA-3′

dbSTS primers were used if a UniGene entry contained a sequence tagged site (STS). Otherwise, primers were designed using the Primer3 programme.