Table 1.
The genes of interest were determined in this study.
| Related marker | Gene name | Abbreviation |
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| Matrix metallopeptidase 3 (stromelysin 1, progelatinase) | MMP3 | |
| Proline rich 16 | PRR16 | |
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| ECM component | Collagen type I, α1 | COL1 |
| Collagen type III, α1 | COL3 | |
| Decorin | DCN | |
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| Tendon lineage | Tenascin C | TNC |
| Scleraxis homolog A | SCX | |
| Tenomodulin | TNMD | |
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| Bone lineage | Runt-related transcription factor 2 | RUNX2 |
| Alkaline phosphatase, liver/bone, kidney | ALP | |
| Osteocalcin | OCN | |
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| Cartilage lineage | Collagen type II, α1 | COL2 |
| Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein | COMP | |
| SRY- (sex-determining region Y-) box 9 | SOX9 | |
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| Fat lineage | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, gamma | PPARG |
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| Smooth muscle lineage | Transgelin | TAGLN |
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| Housekeeping gene | Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 | PGK1 |