Genes Forward primer (F) Reverse primer (R) Gene Bank accession no. Size of PCR product (bp) Annealing temperature (°C)
NANOG F: CCTCTTAAATTTTTTCCTCCTCTTC
R: AAGTGGGTTGTTTGCCTTTG
NM_024865 271 54
Oct-4 (Pou5f1; POU class
5 homeobox 1)
F: TGCCGTGAAACTGAAGAAG
R: TTTCTGCAGAGCTTTGATGTTC
NM_203289 72 53
Osteonectin F: TCTTCCCTGTACACTGGCAGTTC
R: AGCTCGGTGTGGGAGAGGTA
NM_003118 73 55
Runx2 (runt-related
transcription factor 2)
F: CAGACCAGCAGCACTCCATA
R: CAGCGTCAACACCATCATTC
NM_004348 178 57
b-actin F: CTACAATGAGCTGCGTGTGG
R: CGGTGAGGATCTTCATGAGG
NM_001101 314 60
Table 1: RT-PCR primers used in this study.