Research Article

Micro- and Macrostructured PLGA/Gelatin Scaffolds Promote Early Cardiogenic Commitment of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro

Table 1

Primers used for qPCR analysis.

Gene (protein)Forward primer sequencesReverse primer sequencesqPCR efficiencyLength of amplicon

Homo sapiens
Kit (c-kit)5′-CTTCCTTATGATCACAAATGGGAGTT-3′5′-TCCAGCACCCAGGGTTTTC-3′98%65 nt
Mef2c (MEF2C)5′-CCATCTGCCCTCAGTCAGTTG-3′5′-AGGCAGGGAGAGATTTGAACTCT-3′100%72 nt
Gata4 (GATA-4)5′-AGCCTGGCCTGTCATCTCACTA-3′5′-GGCCAGACATCGCACTGACT-3′100%73 nt
Polr2b (POLR2B)5′-CCTGATCATAACCAGTCCCCTAGA-3′5′-GTAAACTCCCATAGCCTGCTTACC-3′96%69 nt