Table 4 List of primers used for qRT-PCR.

From: Induced osteogenic differentiation of human smooth muscle cells as a model of vascular calcification

Gene

Abbre-viation

Direction

Sequences 5′ → 3′

Reference ID

Alkaline phosphatase, tissue-nonspecific

ALPL

Forward

ATGTTCCTGGGAGATGGGATG

Reverse

ACCTGGGCATTGGTGTTGTA

Aortic smooth muscle actin, alpha2

ACTA2

Forward

GCCAAGCACTGTCAGGAATC

Reverse

GGGTACTTCAGGGTCAGGAT

calcium-activated potassium channel subunit beta-1

KCNMB1

Forward

GAGAAGGTCAGAGCCAAATTCC

25777641c2

Reverse

AATAGGACGCTGGTTTCGTTC

Calponin 1

CNN1

Forward

GAACGTGGGAGTGAAGTACGC

56676373c3

Reverse

CAGCCCAATGATGTTCCGC

Collagen type I alpha 2 chain

COL1A2

Forward

AGCCGGAGATAGAGGACCAC

Reverse

GGCCAAGTCCAACTCCTTTT

Krüppel-like factor 4

KLF4

Forward

CGGACATCAACGACGTGAG

194248076c3

Reverse

GACGCCTTCAGCACGAACT

Matrix gla protein

MGP

Forward

TCCGAGAACGCTCTAAGCCT

299890878c1

Reverse

GCAAAGTCTGTAGTCATCACAGG

Myocardin

MYOCD

Forward

ACGGATGCTTTTGCCTTTGAA

226423888c1

Reverse

AACCTGTCGAAGGGGTATCTG

Myosin heavy chain 11

MYH11

Forward

GGTCACGGTTGGGAAAGATGA

92091584c2

Reverse

GGGCAGGTGTTTATAGGGGTT

Osteopontin

SPP1

Forward

CACTACCATGAGAATTGCAGTGA

Reverse

CTGCTTTTCCTCAGAACTTCCA

Platelet-derived growth factor receptor β

PDGFRB

Forward

TCTTTGTGCCAGATCCCACC

Reverse

AGTGCAACGTCCCCTTTCTT

Ribosomal protein L13a

RPL13A

Forward

CCTGGAGGAGAAGAGGAAAGAGA

Reverse

TTGAGGACCTCTGTGTATTTGTCAA

Runt related transcription factor 2

RUNX2

Forward

CTCCTACCTGAGCCAGATGA

Reverse

CGGGGTGTAAGTAAAGGTGG

Transgelin

TAGLN

Forward

GAAACCCACCCTCTCAGTCA

Reverse

ATGTCTGGGGAAAGCTCCT

  1. Primer were designed using NCBI Primer-BLAST or primers from the Harvard PrimerBank (pga.mgh.harvard.edu/primerbank) were used; respective reference IDs are given for the latter.