Table 2.

Genes and oligonucleotide primers used in this study.

Gene Name	Gene Symbol	Primer Sequence (5′–3′)
Forkhead box transcription factor a	foxa	CAGGTATGGGAAGCATGGGA GCGTATCTCATCGACATGGC
Homeodomain containing transcription factor Hox11/13b	hox11/13b	TTGCGACGTTCACAACAACT GTGAGATCGAGAGCCTGTGA
Wint8	wnt8	AAGTGTCATGGCGTCTCTGG ATGAGCTTGCCACTGACGAA
Deadringer-like	dri	TGGAAATAGACGAGAGGGGC GTGGTATCATGGTGGGTGGA
Hex homeodomain transcription factor	hex	TGAACCACCCTACTCCACTG GCCGCTCTATTTTGTCCGAG
Spicule matrix protein 50	sm50	GATGGCACACCAGCTTATCC CTGACGCTTCATGACTGGAG
Biomineralization protein p16	p16	AGCAGGAGCAGTCGGAGATAC CATCATCACTTCCCATATCGC
Biomineralization protein p19	p19	AGAGACCAGGCAGGAGACTAAG GTTGATGTCGAGCTTGTCTTTC
Mesenchyme-specific cell surface glycoprotein	msp130	ATACATGGCAACCCAAGAAG CGATTCCAACGAAGATGAGT
Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 A	UBE2a	GATTTGAGGAGTGGAGGATTG AGCTGGCGGATCTTCTTGTA
Histone deacetylase	Hdac1	TCACGCCAAGAAGTCAGAAG CCGTGGTGGATATCAATGTC
Histone acetyltransferase	kat2A	TGCAATGGATGGAAGAACC ATGTGCAGCAAGTTGATGG
Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase	EHMT2	GTGCAGGAGCTCTTGGTAATG ACAGAGAGGGTCGGAAAGTG
Histone lysine demethylase	phf8	AGCAGTTGCCATTCCTTTTC CGACCCATTCACATTCCAC
18S ribosomal RNA	18s	GAATGTCTGCCCTATCAACTTTCG TTGGATGTGGTAGCCGTTTCTC