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Table 1 Verification of gene expression changes by RT-qPCR

From: Transcriptomic analysis of the effects of Toll-like receptor 4 and its ligands on the gene expression network of hepatic stellate cells

Gene symbol

Gene name

Primer sequences

Expression of fold change (log2)*

Gene function

Gene Chip

q-PCR

SP1

Specific protein 1

F:5′-ACTGAGATCCCCAAAACACC-3′; R:5′-TTCTCTGCCCTCACTCTTGA-3′

2.00

3.81

Transcriptional factor

STAT3

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3

F:5′-TCACTTGGGTGGAAAAGGAC-3′; R:GGAATGTCGGGGTAGAGGTAG-3′

1.89

2.35

Transcriptional factor

Jun

Jun proto-oncogene

F:5′-CCTTCTACGACGATGCCCTC-3′; R:5′-GGTTCAAGGTCATGCTCTGTTT-3′

3.01

3.94

Transcriptional factor

Fas

Fas cell surface death receptor

F:5′-GCAGACATGCTGTGGATCTGG-3′; R:5′-TCACAGCCAGGAGAATCGCAG-3′

5.10

2.18

Transcriptional factor

FGF7

Fibroblast growth factor 7 (keratinocyte growth factor)

F:5′-ACGGCTACGAGTGTGAACTGT-3′; R:5′-TTTCACTTTGCCTCGTTTGTC-3′

75.96

42

Growth factor

BDNF

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

F:5′-GCCTCCTCTACTCTTTCTGCTG-3′; R:5′-TGTGACCCACTCGCTAATACTG-3′

2.68

5.76

Growth factor

VEGFD (FIGF)

c-fos induced growth factor (vascular endothelial growth factor D)

F:5′-AGCACCTCCTACATCTCCAAAC-3′; R:5′-CATTCATCTTCTTCTGGGGTCT-3′

4.82

5.76

Growth factor

IGF1

Insulin-like growth factor 1

F:5′-AAAATCAGCAGCCTTCCAACT-3′; R:5′-CCTGTGGGCTTGTTGAAGTAA-3′

2.17

3.13

Growth factor

PTN

Pleiotrophin

F:5′-CTCTGCACAATGCTGACTGTC-3′; R:5′-CTTTGACTCCGCTTGAGGCTT-3′

31.78

36

Growth factor

PDGFα

Platelet-derived growth factor, alpha

F:5′-TGGCTCGAAGTCAGATCCACA-3′; R:5′-TTCTCGGGCACATGGTTAATG-3′

1.61

1.229

Growth factor

IGFBP3

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3

F:5′-TCCAGGAAACATCAGTGAGTCCGA-3′; R:5′-CATACTTGTCCACACACCAGCAGA-3′

22.75

27.84

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein

Col I

collagen, type I

F:5′-GCTCCTCTTAGGGGCCACT-3′; R:5′-CCACGTCTCACCATTGGGG-3′

3.56

1.6

Fibrogenesis

FN1

Fibronectin 1

F:5′-TTCAAGTGTGATCCCCATGAAG-3′; R:5′-CAGGTCTACGGCAGTTGTCA-3′

7.34

5.26

Fibrogenesis

TIMP2

Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 2

F:5′-CTGGACGTTGGAGGAAAGAAG-3′; R:5′-CTGGGTGATGCTAAGCGTGTC-3′

2.01

3.456

Matrix remodeling

TIMP3

Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 3

F:5′-GCAAGGGCCTCAATTACCG-3′; R: 5′-AGGCGTAGTGTTTGGACTGATA-3′

8.57

10.389

Matrix remodeling

MMP2

Matrix metalloproteinase 2

F:5′-GTGTCTTCCCCTTCACTTTCCT-3′; R:5′-CATCATCGTAGTTGGTTGTGGT-3′

8.07

10.24

Matrix remodeling

IL6

Interleukin 6

F:5′-GGAGAGGAGACTTCACAGAGGA-3′; R:5′-ATTTCCACGATTTCCCAGAGA-3′

3.00

1.74

Inflammatory factor

CXCR7

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 7

F:5′-AGCCTGGCAACTACTCTGACA-3′; R:5′-GAAGCACGTTCTTGTTAGGCA-3′

11.31

14.42

Chemokine receptor

CXCL11

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 11

F:5′-GGCTTCCTTATGTTCAAACAGGG-3′; R:5′-GCCGTTACTCGGGTAAATTACA-3′

2.03

0.65

Chemokine

CXCL12

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12

F:5′-ACTGTGCCCTTCAGATTGTTG-3′; R:5′-CAGCCTTTCTCTTCTTCTGTCG-3′

44.84

34.95

Chemokine

CASP2

Caspase 2

F:5′-GCAAGATGGAAAGAACCACAC-3′; R:5′-GCAAGATGGAAAGAACCACAC-3′

1.83

1.7

Apoptin

DLK1

Delta-like 1 homolog (Drosophila)

F:5′-AGTGCGAAACCTGGGTGTC-3′; R:5′-GCCTCCTTGTTGAAAGTGGTCA-3′

18.95

19.784

Tumor repressor, cell differentiation

AKT3

Thymoma viral proto-oncogene homolog 3

F:5′-GTGGACTTACCTTATCCCCTCA-3′; R:5′-TTGGCTTTGGTCGTTCTGTTT-3′

2.50

3.27

Serine/threonine protein kinase

GNG2

Guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 2

F:5′-GAAGCCAACATCGACAGGAT-3′; R:5′-GTTTTCTGAGGCTGGGACTG-3′

5.71

5.5

Signaling transduction

MDM2

E3 ubiquitin protein ligase

F:5′-AGATCCTGAGATTTCCTTAGCTGACT-3′; R:5′-TCTCACGAAGGGTCCAGCATCT-3′

3.77

4

Ubiquitination

Wnt5a

Wingless-related MMTV integration site 5A

F:5′-CAACTGGCAGGACTTTCTCAA-3′; R:5′-CATCTCCGATGCCGGAACT-3′

2.35

3.73

Modulator of Wnt signaling

  1. *P < 0.05, gene mRNA expression in JS1 cells when compared to JS2