Table 2 Primer sequences used for RT-PCR

ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2)

5′-CCCATCCTGACCTCCAGCCG-3′ (F)

5′-TTGAGTGGGCACAGCACGCA-3′ (R)

Alkaline phosphatase (AP)

5′-TGGAGCTTCAGAAGCTCAACACCA-3′ (F)

5′-ATCTCGTTGTCTGAGTACCAGTCC-3′ (R)

β2-microglobulin

5′-CTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTCTTTCTGG-3′ (F)

5′-TCTACATGTCTCGATCCCACTTAA-3′ (R)

Collagen II

5′-TTTCCCAGGTCAAGATGGTC-3′ (F)

5′-CTTCAGCACCTGTCTCACCA-3′ (R)

Human cytochrome B (Cyt B)

5′-CCCATACATTGGGACAGACC-3′ (F)

5′-GACGGATCGGAGAATTGTGT-3′ (R)

Murine Cyt B

5′-TCGCGGCCCTAGCAATCGTT-3′ (F)

5′-TGGTTGGCCCCCAATTCAGGT-3′(R)

NANOG

5′-TGCTGGACTGAGCTGGTTGCC-3′ (F)

5′-AGCAAGGCAAGCTTTGGGGACA-3′ (R)

Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT-4)

Oct4F: 5′-AGCCCTCATTTCACCAGGCC-3′(F)

Oct4FP: 5′-GATGGCGTACTGTGGGCCC-3′ (F)

Oct4R: 5′-TGGGACTCCTCCGGGTTTTG-3′ (R)

Osteopontin

5′-CTAGGCATCACCTGTGCCATACC-3′ (F)

5′-CAGTGACCAGTTCATCAGATTCATC-3′ (R)

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (PPARγ2)

5′-GCTGTTATGGGTGAAACTCTG-3′ (F)

5′-ATAAGGTGGAGATGCAGGCTC-3′ (R)