Table 1.

Primer sets for real-time RT-PCR.

cDNA	Primer sequence (5'→3')	Size
Perlecan	Forward: AGCCGCAGCAAGGACTTCA Reverse: CGTCTACTTGGATGGAGCCTCT	174 bp
DMP1	Forward: AGCTGGGCTACATTGCTTTGG Reverse: TCCAGGCTTTGCTACTGTGGAAC	155 bp
MEPE	Forward: GAGTCGTCATCCAGTGGGAGTTC Reverse: AGGTCTGTTGGCTTGCTCAGTTC	171 bp
Aggrecan	Forward: AGTGGATCGGTCTGAATGACAGG Reverse: AGAAGTTGTCAGGCTGGTTTGGA	105 bp
β-actin	Forward: CATCCGTAAAGACCTCTATGCCAAC Reverse: ATGGAGCCACCGATCCACA	171 bp

DMP1, dentin matrix protein 1; MEPE, matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein.