MSC	Mesenchymal stromal cells
WNT	Wingless-type MMTV integration site family
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein family
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor family
HH	Hedgehog signalling
CS	Craniosynostosis
NCS	Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis
BM	Bone marrow
HSC	Haematopoietic stem cell
TEK/Tie2	TEK receptor tyrosine kinase
ITGAV/AlphaV	Integrin subunit alpha V
GLI1	GLI Family Zinc Finger 1
THY1	Thy-1 cell surface antigen
PRX1	Paired Related Homeobox 1
ENPEP	Glutamyl aminopeptidase
CMSC	Calvarial mesenchymal stromal cells
N-CMSC	Normal-CMSC
P-CMSC	Pathologic-CMSC
BM-MSC	Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells
RUNX2	RUNX family transcription factor 2
ALP	Alkaline phosphatases
ON	Osteonectin
OPN	Osteopontin
OCN	Osteocalcin
OM	Osteogenic medium
GM	Growth medium
RQ	Relative quantity
siRNAs	Short interfering RNAs
si-N-CMSC	Silenced N-CMSC
PTCH1	Patched 1
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
qPCR	Quantitative Real Time PCR
ACTB	Beta-actin
PBS	Phosphate buffer saline
RT	Room temperature
BSA	Bovine serum albumin