Table 1

Primer nucleotide sequences used in RT-qPCR assays for genes described in the study

Gene Name
Gene Symbol
Forward Primer
Reverse Primer

Beta-2-microglobulin
B2M
5-CGGGCTACTCTCCCTGACT-3
5-GTGACGTGAGTAAACCTGAACCTT-3

Beta-glucuronidase
GUSB
5-GCTCATCTGGAACTTTGCTGATTTT-3
5-CTGACGAGTGAAGATCCCCTTTT-3

Phosphoglycerate kinase-1
PGK1
5-GTGGCCTCTGGCATACCT-3
5-CTGCTCTCAGTGCCACAGT-3

Ribosomal protein, large, P0
RPLP0
5-CTGATTACACCTTCCCACTTGCT-3
5-AGCCACAAATGCAGATGGATCA-3

Procollagen, type II, alpha 1
COL2A1
5-CTGGCTTCAAAGGCGAACAAG-3
5-GCACCTCTTTTGCCTTCTTCAC-3

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
COMP
5-CGAGCCCGGCATCCA-3
5-CCCAGGGCCTGTGGAG-3

Proline-4-hydroxylase, alpha 1
P4HA1
5-CCTGTCCAGTGCTAGTAGGAAAC-3
5-CCTGTCCAGTGCTAGTAGGAAAC-3

Transforming growth factor beta-1
TGFβ1
5-CCCTGCCCCTACATTTGGA-3
5-TGTACAGGGCCAGGACCTT-3

Transforming growth factor beta receptor 3
TGFβR3
5-ACATCATCGAGTTAATCACCCCAAA-3
5-GATCCTTTCGAGAAGGTCTTATGTCA-3

Tenascin-C
TNC
5-TCAGCCATCACTACCAAGTTCAC-3
5-GAACCTCAGTAGCAGTCAAATCTCT-3

Mienaltowski et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:149   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-149