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. 2011 Jul;179(1):167–179. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.03.040

Table 3.

Target and Reference Genes

No. Target genes Synonym/full name
1 Ang-1 Angiopoietin-1
2 Ang-2 Angiopoietin-2
3 BMP4 Bone morphogenetic protein-4
4 BMPR2 Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2
5 CASP9 Caspase-9
6 c-KIT CD117
7 des Desmin
8 eNOS Nitric oxide synthase 3, endothelial cell
9 FGF-2 Fibroblast growth factor-2
10 HIF1a Hypoxia-inducible factor 1
11 IL 1b Interleukin-1b
12 IL 6 Interleukin-6
13 MMP9 Matrix metalloproteinase 9
14 MMP14 Matrix metalloproteinase 14
15 MYH11 Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11
16 MYOCD Myocardin
17 NOTCH4 Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 4
18 PECAM-1 CD31
19 PDGFRb β-Type platelet-derived growth factor receptor
20 SMA Smooth muscle actin
21 TGF-β1 Transforming growth factor-beta 1
22 THBS1 Thrombospondin-1
23 VEGF-α Vascular endothelial growth factor alpha
24 VEGFR1 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1
25 VEGFR2 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2

Reference genes

26 POLR2A RNA-polymerase 2 subunit A
27 GUSB β-glucuronidase
28 GAPDH Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase