Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells in Regeneration: Tissue Specificity and Regenerative Potential

Table 2

Selected genes and primers involved in human iPSC-MSC technology studies.

Gene	Implication	Primer sequence 5′-3′; Forward
Human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ; (PPARγ)	Proliferation capacity	CTAAAGAGCCTGCGAAAG
Human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α; (PPARα)	Proliferation capacity	ACTCCGTCTTCTTGATGAT
Octamer-binding transcription factor 4; (OCT4)	Stemness	CCTCACTTCACTGCACTGTA
Kruppel-like factor 4; (KLF4)	Stemness	GATGAACTGACCAGGCACTA
Myc; (C-MYC)	Stemness	TGCCTCAAATTGGACTTTGG
Sex determining region Y-box 2; (SOX2)	Stemness	CCCAGCAGACTTCACATGT
Lin-28 homolog A; (LIN28)	Stemness	AGTAAGCTGCACATGGAAGG
Collagen 2; (COL2a)	Chondrogenesis; Osteogenesis	TCTACCCCAATCCAGCAAAC
Runt-related transcription factor 2; (RUNX2)	Osteogenesis	CAGTAGATGGACCTCGGGAA
Aggrecan; (ACAN)	Chondrogenesis	CTGGACAAGTGCTATGCCG
Alkaline phosphatase; (ALP)	Chondrogenesis; Osteogenesis	CAACAGGGTAGATTTCTCTTGG
Osteocalcin; (OC)	Osteogenesis	AGTCCAGCAAAGGTGCAGCC