Research Article

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Fraction Contained in Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Populations Impairs Osteogenic Differentiation

Table 1

Genes of interest were detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using specific oligonucleotide primers, TaqMan probes, or Assays-on-Demand. Eukaryotic 18S was used as a housekeeping gene.

Microsynth (target gene sequence (5′3′))Applied Biosystems

Bone marker genes






Bone marker genes
 ALP: Hs00758162_m1

Endothelial marker genes
PECAM-I: HS01065282_m1  
vWF: Hs00169795_m1  
TEK: Hs00176096_m1  
Flt1: Hs00176573_m1  
KDR: Hs00176676_m1  
HOX9: Hs00365956_m1

Housekeeping gene  
18s: 4319413E
 Collagen I1  
    Forw CCC TGG AAA GAA TGG AGA TGA T  
    Rev ACT GAA ACC TCT GTG TCC CTT CA  
    Probe CGG GCA ATC CTC GAG CAC CCT
 Osteonectin
    Forw ATC TTC CCT GTA CAC TGG CAG TTC  
    Rev CTC GGT GTG GGA GAG GTA CC  
    Probe CAG CTG GAC CAG CAC CCC ATT GAC
 BMP-2
    Forw AAC ACT GTG CGC AGC TTC C  
    Rev CTC CGG GTT GTT TTC CCA C  
    Probe CCA TGA AGA ATC TTT GGA AGA ACT ACC AGA AAC TG
 Osteopontin
    Forw CTC AGG CCA GTT GCA GCC  
    Rev CAA AAG CAA ATC ACT GCA ATT CTC  
    Probe AAA CGC CGA CCA AGG AAA ACT CAC TAC C
 Runx2
    Forw AGC AAG GTT CAA CGA TCT GAG AT  
    Rev TTT GTG AAG ACG GTT ATG GTC AA  
    Probe TGA AAC TCT TGC CTC GTC CAC TCC G
 BSP II
    Forw TGC CTT GAG CCT GCT TCC  
    Rev GCA AAA TTA AAG CAG TCT TCA TTT TG  
    Probe CTC CAG GAC TGC CAG AGG AAG CAA TCA