Table 1 Primers and PCR efficiencies of the candidate reference and target genes used for OP samples.

From: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis reference genes for qPCR expression assays

Name

Gene

Protein function

Primer sequences/Taqman® probe reference

Product size/bp

R2

E/%

G6PD

Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase

fatty acid and nucleic acid synthesis

F: CCGTGATGAGAAGGTCAAGGT R: TACTGGCCCAGGACCACATT

72

0.999

95.12

B2M

Beta-2-microglobulin

small subunit of the MHC1

F: TGAGTGGCATGAAGAAGGTGT R: GGCAGTTCTTTGCCCTCTCT

77

0.999

104.79

GUSB

Beta-glucuronidase

degradation of dermatan and keratan sulfates

F: CACTGTGGCTGTCACCAAGA R: TCCGCATCCTCATGCTTGTT

84

1

100.51

HSP90

Heat shock protein HSP 90-beta

regulation of proteins in cell cycle control and signal transduction.

F: GCCTACTTGGTGGCAGAGAA R: CAGCAGAAGACTCCCAAGCA

79

0.999

98.38

EF1A

Elongation factor 1-alpha 1

protein synthesis

F: GAGGCTGCTGAGATGGGAAA R: CGTTCACGCTCAGCTTTCAG

74

1

102.37

RPLP0

60 S acidic ribosomal protein P0

ribosomal protein lateral stalk subunit P0

F: GCGACCTGGAAGTCCAACTA R: TCTGCTTGGAGCCCACATTG

100

0.999

102.02

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde- 3-phosphate dehydrogenase

glycolytic enzyme

F: CTGATGCCCCCATGTTCGT R: GCAGGAGGCATTGCTGATGA

80

0.999

96.81

ACTB

Actin, cytoplasmic 1

cytoskeleton

Hs 99999903_m1

171

1

100

18 S

18 S ribosomal

ribosomal subunit

Hs 03003631_g1

187

1

100

HPRT1

Hypoxanthine- guanine phosphoribosyltransfe- rase

generation of purine nucleotides

F:ACAGGACTGAACGTCTTGCT R: GAGCACACAGAGGGCTACAA

74

0.99

101.43

IFNG

Interferon gamma

immunoregulation

F: TCCAAGTGATGGCTGAACTGT R: TCGACCTCGAAACAGCATCT

77

1

99.45