Table 1.
Expression levels of a panel of ECM genes in the mono-cultures and co-culture of epithelial cells and fibroblasts
| Collagen | Gene symbol | Gene title | E | F | E + F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN1 | Fibronectin, 1 | + + | + + | + + | |
| I | COL1A1 | Collagen, type I, alpha 1 | + + + | + + + | +++ |
| COL1A2 | Collagen, type I, alpha 2 | - | + + | ++ | |
| III | COL3A1 | Collagen, type III, alpha 1 | - | + + + | ++ |
| IV | COL4A1 | Collagen, type IV, alpha 1 | + + + | + + | +++ |
| COL4A2 | Collagen, type IV, alpha 2 | + + + | + + | ++ | |
| COL4A3 | Collagen, type IV, alpha 3 | - | - | - | |
| COL4A4 | Collagen, type IV, alpha 4 | + + + | + | ++ | |
| COL4A5 | Collagen, type IV, alpha 5 | - | - | - | |
| COL4A6 | Collagen, type IV, alpha 6 | + | + | + | |
| V | COL5A1 | Collagen, type V, alpha 1 | + + | + + + | +++ |
| COL5A2 | Collagen, type V, alpha 2 | + + + | + + + | +++ | |
| COL5A3 | Collagen, type V, alpha 3 | - | + + + | ++ | |
| VI | COL6A1 | Collagen, type VI, alpha 1 | + | + + | ++ |
| COL6A2 | Collagen, type VI, alpha 2 | + + | + + | ++ | |
| COL6A3 | Collagen, type VI, alpha 3 | + + + | + + + | +++ | |
| COL6A5 | Collagen, type VI, alpha 5 | - | - | - | |
| COL6A6 | Collagen, type VI, alpha 6 | - | - | - | |
ECM, extracellular matrix.