TABLE I.

siRNAs and Primers and Probes for Real Time PCR

Gene	ACC. No.	siRNA, primer or probe	Sequence
Sox9	AF278703	siRNA S1	5′-GCGTCAACGGCTCGAGCAA-3′
		siRNA S2	5′-TGACCGACGAGCAGGAGAA-3′
		siRNA S3	5′-GGAAGTCGGTGAAGAACGG-3′
		siRNA S4	5′-GACTGCTGAACGAGAGCGA-3′
Not applicable	Not applicable	Non-targeting siRNA	5′-TGGTTTACATGTCGACTAA-3′
Sox9	AF278703	Forward primer	5′-AATCTCCTGGACCCCTTCATG-3′
		Reverse primer	5′-GGCGGACAGGCCCTTCT-3′
		Probe	5′-AGATGACCGACGAGCAG-3′
Col1α1	NM_001034039	Forward primer	5′-AAAAGAGGCACGTCTGGTAC-3′
		Reverse primer	5′-CGGATTCCAGTTCGAGTATGGCGG-3′
		Probe	5′-GTGGTAGGTGATGTTCTGGG-3′