Table 4

Genes differentially expressed comparing chondrocytes in culture obtained from osteoarthritic (OA) and normal donors (ND)

Functional annotation

Gene title (Gene symbol)

Accession number

Fold change

Signal


OA vs ND

OA

ND


Monolayer

ADAM metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 1 (ADAMTS1)

[GenBank:AF060152]

-1.7

968.0

1925.2

Collagen, type III, alpha 1 (COL3A1)

[GenBank:AU146808]

2.2

564.3

258.7

Collagen, type V, alpha 3 (COL5A3)

[GenBank:AI984221]

2.9

977.6

392.1

Collagen, type XI, alpha 1 (COL11A1)

[GenBank:BG028597]

1.9

327.8

161.1

Cartilage link protein 1 (HAPLN1)

[GenBank:NM_001884]

1.8 *

2640.7

1467.5

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)

[GenBank:NM_000095]

-6.1 *

24.7

187.4

Dystonin (DST)

[GenBank:BC004912]

-2.0

729.4

1486.6

Fibronectin 1 (FN1)

[GenBank:AJ276395]

-3.1

441.9

1642.6

Matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1)

[GenBank:NM_002421]

5.0 *

857.0

200.5

Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2)

[GenBank:NM_004530]

-1.9

2300.1

3706.1

Matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3)

[GenBank:NM_002422]

2.6

2496.8

1052.8

Periostin, osteoblast specific factor (POSTN)

[GenBank:AY140646]

1.9

6610.8

3544.5

SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9 (SOX9)

[GenBank:AI382146]

-2.6 *

123.0

281.2

Transforming growth factor, beta receptor II (TGFBR2)

[GenBank:D50683]

-1.8

970.0

1760.5

TIMP metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 (TIMP3)

[GenBank:NM_000362]

-2.1

524.5

1067.1

Scaffold

Collagen, type VI, alpha 1 (COL6A1)

[GenBank:BE350145]

1.6

1125.6

767.4

Collagen, type VIII, alpha 2 (COL8A2)

[GenBank:AI806793]

-1.5

749.8

1067.1

Catenin, beta 1 (CTNNB1)

[GenBank:AF130085]

1.8

1254.4

785.5

Dystonin (DST)

[GenBank:BC004912]

1.8

1969.3

1178.2

Fibulin 1 (FBLN1)

[GenBank:Z95331]

-1.3

557.5

728.4

Fibronectin 1 (FN1)

[GenBank:W73431]

3.5

1160.8

410.2

Homeobox A13 (HOXA13)

[GenBank:BG289306

-2.1

30.5

62.8

Homeobox C6 (HOXC6)

[GenBank:NM_004503]

1.8

857.2

525.7

Latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1 (LTBP1)

[GenBank:AI986120]

1.6

997.6

646.6

Myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C)

[GenBank:N22468]

1.7 *

498.1

296.5

Microfibrillar-associated protein 2 (MFAP2)

[GenBank:NM_017459]

-1.4

2875.4

4083.6

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 TFPI2)

[GenBank:AL574096]

2.8

76.2

38.3

Transforming growth factor, beta receptor I (TGFBR1)

[GenBank:AV700621]

2.6

682.7

303.9

TIMP metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 (TIMP3)

[GenBank:BF347089]

-1.5

216.2

308.3

WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 3 (WISP3)

[GenBank:AF143679]

-2.0

318.5

549.8


Genes were functionally filtered with regard to their association with skeletal development and extracellular matrix formation. For the complete list see Additional data file 1. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001.

Dehne et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R133   doi:10.1186/ar2800

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