Table 2 Primers used in the research.

From: MicroRNA-449c-5p inhibits osteogenic differentiation of human VICs through Smad4-mediated pathway

Gene name

Primer sequences

Smad4

Forward: GATACGTGGACCCTTCTGGA

Reverse: CCTTTGCCTATGTGCAACCT

Runx2

Forward: GGACGAGGCAAGAGTTTCAC

Reverse: TTCCCGAGGTCCATCTACTG

GAPDH

Forward: AGCCACATCGCTCAGACAC

Reverse: TGGACTCCACGACGTACTC

U6

Forward: CTCGCTCGGCAGAACA

Reverse: AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT

WT Smad4

Forward:TAGAGCTCTCCTGAGAGCTTGGTTGTTAATC

Reverse: ACGTCTAGACAAGTATGGCTCTCCTTAAGC

MutantSmad4

Forward: TTGTTTAAACGAGCTCTCCTGAGAG

Reverse: GTTAGTCTATTGGCTGTCATTATCTTTG

Forward: GCCAATAGACTAACTATAACCTTGC

Reverse: GACTCTAGACAAGTATGGCTCTCCTT