Gene Gene Accession No Primer Sequence (5’-3’) Prod Size (bp)
SSCs differentiation markers
c-Kit NM_001122733.1 F- ACCCACAGGTGTCCAATTATTC 403
R-TGGCGTTCATAATTGAAGTCAC
Rbm-1 NM_001270510.1  F- AACCGAAGTAACATATACTCA 209
R-ATCTGCTTTCTCCACGACCTC
Oct-4 NM_013633.3 F-AGCTGCTGAAGCAGAAGAGG 466
R-TGGGAAAGGTGTCCCTGTAG
Gfp M62653 F- AGGACGACGGCAACTACAAG 312
R-CTGGGTGCTCAGGTAGTGGT
Sertoli cell specific genes  
Gata-1 NM_008089.1 F-TGTGTGAACTGTGGAGCAACGGC 242
R-AAATGAAGGCCGCAGGCATTGCA
Pem-1 NM_008818.2 F-AAGAACAGCATGATGTGA; 566
R-TCAAAATCTCGGTGTCGCAAA
Haploid cell marker genes
Tnp2 NM_013694.4 F-CGGCCTCAAAGTCACACCAGT 255
R-  AGTCCGTTTCCGCCTCCTGAC
Hils-1 NM_018792.1 F-TGGAGTATCTAGCACCTGGAGT 218
R-TCAGAATCACATACGACATGGT
Leydig cell marker gene  
Lhr NM_013582.2 F- AATCCCATCACAAGCTTTCAG  215
R-  TGCCTGTGTTACAGATGC  
Spermatocyte marker  
Pgk-2 NM_031190.2 F- GACAATGGAGCCAAGTCCGT 353
R- GCAGTGCCAAATGCATCGTT
House keeping genes  
Cyclophilin-A NM_008907.1 F-AAGTTCCAAAGACAGCAGAAAACT 465
R-GAGCTACAGAAGGAATGGTTTGAT
Gapdh NM_008085.1 F-CCATTCATTGACCTCCACTACA 199
R-CGTTGCTGACAATCTTGAGAGA
Table 1: Germ cell specific gene primers used to confirm the differentiation status of SSCs into other germ cell lineages in vivo.