Table 1.

List of primers used for the detection of DKK-1, BMP-2, BMPRII and LRP-5

Target	Sequences
Mouse DKK-1	Forward 5’-GAG GGG AAA TTG AGG AAA GC-3’
	Reverse 5’-GCA GGT GTG GAG CCT AGA AG-3’
Mouse BMP-2,	Forward 5’-GGG ACC CGC TGT CTT CTA GT-3’
	Reverse 5’-TCA ACT CAA ATT CGC TGA GGA C-3’
Mouse BMPRII	Forward 5’-TTG GGA TAG GTG AGA GTC GAA T-3’
	Reverse 5’-TGT TTC ACA AGA TTG ATG TCC CC-3’
Mouse LRP-5	Forward 5’-CAG GTG CTT GTG TGG AGA GA-3’
	Reverse 5’-GTC CAT GAC GAA GTC CAG GT-3’
Mouse GAPDH	Forward 5’-AGC CAC ATC GCTCAG ACA-3’
	Reverse 5’-GCC CAA TAC GAC CAAATC C-3’
Human DKK-1	Forward 5’-CAT CAG ACT GTG CCT CAG GA-3’
	Reverse 5’-CCA CAG TAA CAA CGC TGG AA-3’
Human GAPDH	Forward 5’-CGT CTT CAC CAC CAT GGA GA-3’
	Reverse 5’-CGG CCA TCA CGC CAC AGT TT-3’

BMP bone morphogenetic protein, BMPRII bone morphogenetic protein receptor II, DKK-1 Dickkopf-1, LRP-5 low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5