Table 1.

qPCR primer sequences indicated in 5´–3´ direction for human gene targets with gene symbols and alternative names used in the manuscript (fw as forward, rev as reverse).

Gene	Gene symbol	NCBI accession number	Primer sequence
Alkaline phosphatase	ALP	NM_000478.6	fw ACTGCAGACATTCTCAAA rev GAGTGAGTGAGTGAGCA
Cementum protein 1	CEMP1	NM_001048212.3	fw GCCAAGGGGACACAGAAGAT rev GGTGCTGGAGGGCAGTATG
Matrix metallopeptidase 3	MMP-3	NM_002422.5	fw ACCCTTTTGATGGACCTGGA rev GGCTGAGTGAAAGAGACCCA
Matrix metallopeptidase 9	MMP-9	NM_004994.3	fw ATTTCTGCCAGGACCGCTTC rev TCATAGGTCACGTAGCCCACT
Bone gamma-carboxyglutamate protein	BGLAP (alias OCN)	NM_199173.6	fw CAGGCGCTACCTGTATCA rew CTGGAGTTTATTTGGGAG
Secreted phosphoprotein 1	SSP1 (alias OSP)	NM_001040058.2	fw TGATTTTCCCACGGACCTGC rev TCGCTTTCCATGTGTGAGGT
TNF receptor superfamily member 11b	TNFRSF11B (alias OPG)	NM_002546.4	fw GAAGGGCGCTACCTTGA rev GCAAACTGTATTTCGCTC
TNF Superfamily Member 11	TNFSF11 (alias RANKL)	NM_003701.4	fw ATCACAGCACATCAGAGCAGA rev TCACTTTATGGGAACCAGATGGG
RUNX family transcription factor 2	RUNX2	NM_001015051.3	fw CCCACGAATGCACTATCC rev GGACATACCGAGGGACA
Ribosomal protein L22	RPL22	NM_000983.4	fw TGATTGCACCCACCCTGTAG rev GGTTCCCAGCTTTTCCGTTC
TATA-box binding protein	TBP	NM_003194.5	fw CGGCTGTTTAACTTCGCTTCC rev TGGGTTATCTTCACACGCCAAG
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A	VEGFA	NM_001171623.1	fw TCCAGGAGTACCCTGATGAGAT rev TGGTGAGGTTTGATCCGCATA