Table I.

PCR primers used in the experiments

Target	Forward primer	Reverse primer	Genbank acc No.
Runx2	5’-CGCATTCCTCATCCCAGTAT-3’	5’-GCCTGGGGTCTGTAATCTGA-3’	NM_053470
Osterix	5’-AAGGCAGTTGGCAATAGTGG-3’	5’-CCGCTCTAGCTCCTGACAGT-3’	AY_177399.1
Dlx5	5’-GCGCTCAACCCATACCAGT-3’	5’-ACTCGGGACTCGGTTGTAGG-3’	NM_005221
Msx2	5’-TCACCACGTCCCAGCTTCTAG-3’	5’-AGCTTTTCCAGTTGCGCCTCC-3’	NM_012982
AJ18	5’-GTGATTGGCAAGCTGCAGAA-3’	5’-TAGCAGCCCACGAGATGGTC-3’	AJ_833597
Type I collagen	5’-GCTGAGGGCAACAGCAGCAGATTC-3’	5’-GATGTCCAGAGGTGCAATGTCAA-3’	NM_053356.1
BSP	5’-TGTGGAATGGTGCTACGGTCTC-3’	5’-CCTTCAATGACGCACCTGGA-3’	RA_029413
OPN	5’-TCCTGCGGCAAGCATTCTC-3’	5’-CTGCCAAACTCAGCCACTTTCA-3’	M_14656.1
OCN	5’-GGTGCAGACCTAGCAGACACCA-3’	5’-AGGTAGCGCCGGAGTCTCTATTCA-3’	M_25490
GAPDH	5’-ATGGTGGTGAAGACGCCAGTA-3’	5’-GGCACAGTCAAGGCTGAGAATG-3’	NM_017008