Table 2.

Sequences of primers for qRT-PCR

Name		Sequence
hsa-circHIPK3	Forward	5’- GTGATCCGGCCTGTTCTTCA -3’
	Reverse	5’- TGACTGGCCGATCCAAAGTC -3’
hsa-miR-124-3p	Forward	5’- ACAGGCTAAGGCTCCCAGTGAA -3’
	Reverse	5’- CGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTC -3’
hsa-MYH9	Forward	5’- CAGCAAGCTGCCGATAAGTAT -3’
	Reverse	5’- CTTGTCGGAAGGCACCCAT -3’
hsa-GAPDH	Forward	5’-GCACCGTCAAGGCTGAGAAC-3’
	Reverse	5’-TGGTGAAGACGCCAGTGGA-3’
hsa-U6	Forward	5’-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3’
	Reverse	5’-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3’
mmu-COL2A1	Forward	5’- CCCGCCTTCCCATTATTGAC -3’
	Reverse	5’- GGGAGGACGGTTGGGTATCA-3’
mmu-Aggrecan	Forward	5’- ATTTCCACACGCTACACCCTG -3’
	Reverse	5’- TGGATGGGGTATCTGACTGTC -3’
mmu-SOX9	Forward	5’-AGTACCCGCATCTGCACAAC-3’
	Reverse	5’-ACGAAGGGTCTCTTCTCGCT-3’
mmu-RUNX2	Forward	5’-GCACCGTCAAGGCTGAGAAC-3’
	Reverse	5’-GGATCTCGCTCCTGGAAGATG-3’
mmu-MMP-13	Forward	5’- TGTTTGCAGAGCACTACTTGAA-3’
	Reverse	5’- CAGTCACCTCTAAGCCAAAGAAA -3’
mmu-miR-124-3p	Forward	5’- ACAGGCTAAGGCTCCCAGTGAA -3’
	Reverse	5’- CGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTC -3’
mmu-MYH9	Forward	5’- AGAAGTTGGTATGGGTGCCTT -3’
	Reverse	5’- CCCTGAGTAGTATCGCTCCTTG -3’
mmu-GAPDH	Forward	5’- TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA -3’
	Reverse	5’- TTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCAGGAG -3’
mmu-U6	Forward	5’- GCTGTGACCCTACAAAGGGA -3’
	Reverse	5’- AGCATCAACTTCAACGCTGC -3’
mmu-circHIPK3	Forward	5’- GCACCTGCAGAGACCTGAAAC -3’
	Reverse	5’- GCAAGTCTCGCCAGTCTCCA -3’