Table 1

PCR primer sequences

Gene product

Sequences

Accession number

Position

Product (base-pairs)


Collagen I(a2)

Up: 5'-CTGGTCCTTCTGGTCCTGTTG

NM_000089

3,413

Low: 5'-GTGCGAGCTGGGTTCTTTCTA

3,957

544

Collagen II(a1)

Up: 5'-CTGGCTCCCAACACTGCCAACGTC

NM_033150

4,070

Low: 5'-TCCTTTGGGTTTGCAACGGATTGT

4,483

413

Collagen X

Up: 5'-ACCCAAGAGGTGCCCCTGGAATAC

NM_000493.2

1,416

Low: 5'-CCTGAGAAAGAGGAGTGGACATAC

2,117

701

Aggrecan

Up:5'-AGCTGGGTTCGGGGCATCT

NM_013227

6,039

Low:5'-TGGTAGTCTTGGGCATTGTTGTTGA

6,839

800

IL-1β

Up:5'-ATGGCAGAAGTACCTAAGCTCGC

NM_000576

87

Low:5'-ACACAAATTGCATGGTGAAGTCAGTT

889

802

ALK-1

Up: 5'-CGGCTCCCTCTACGACTTTCT

Z_22533

1,128

Low: 5'-CAGCACTCCCGCATCATCT

1,479

570

GAPDH

Up: 5'-TGAAGGTCGGAGTCAACGGATTTGGT

NM_002046

113

Low: 5'-CATGTGGGCCATGAGGTCCACCAC

1,095

983


ALK = activin-like kinase; GAPDH = glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.

Stoop et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:R60   doi:10.1186/ar2218

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