Table 1:

PCR primer sequences.

Transcript	Sequence	Reference
COL1A1	Forward: 5’- GCTGGCATCAAAGGACATCG −3’ Reverse: 5’- TGTTACCTCGAGGCCCTGGT −3’	[66]
COMP	Forward: 5’- GCAACACGGACGAGGACAAG −3’ Reverse: 5’- CGCCATCACTGTCCTTCTGG −3’	[65]
SCXB	Purchased from Qiagen (sequence unavailable)	[20]
MKX	Forward: 5’- CGTATTGGAAGGAGATCAACG −3’ Reverse: 5’- GGACGACTTCTGGATGATGC −3’	[67]
ACAN	Forward: 5’- TGCATTCCACGAAGCTAACCTT −3’ Reverse: 5’- GACGCCTCGCCTTCTTGAA −3’	[68]
SOX9	Forward: 5’- AGCGAACGCACATCAAGAC −3’ Reverse: 5’- GCTGTAGTGTGGGAGGTTGAA −3’	[68]
ALP	Forward: 5’- AGCACTCCCACTTCATCTGGAA −3’ Reverse: 5’- GAGACCCAATAGGTAGTCCACATTG −3’	[68]
BSP	Forward: 5’- TGCCTTGAGCCTGCTTCC −3’ Reverse: 5’- GCAAAATTAAAGCAGTCTTCATTTTG −3’	[69]
OPN	Forward: 5’- CTCAGGCCAGTTGCAGCC −3’ Reverse: 5’- CAAAAGCAAATCACTGCAATTCTC −3’	[69]
RUNX2	Forward: 5’- AGAAGGCACAGACAGAAGCTTGA −3’ Reverse: 5’- AGGAATGCGCCCTAAATCACT −3’	[68]
GAPDH	Forward: 5’- CCATGAGAAGTATGACAACAGCC −3’ Reverse: 5’- CCTTCCACGATACCAAAGTTG −3’	[66]