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Table 1 Candidate reference gene symbols, names, functions and Genbank accession numbers

From: Internal control genes for quantitative RT-PCR expression analysis in mouse osteoblasts, osteoclasts and macrophages

Symbol

Gene name

function

Accession

18S

18s Ribosomal RNA

Eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit

[Genbank:NR_003278]

ACTB

β-actin

Cytoskeletal structural protein

[Genbank:NM_007393]

B2M

β-2-microglobulin

Beta-chain of MHC class I molecules

[Genbank:NM_009735]

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase

Oxidoreductase in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

[Genbank:NM_008084]

HMBS

Hydroxymethylbilane synthase

Heme synthesis, porphyrin metabolism

[Genbank:NM_013551]

HPRT1

Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase 1

Purine synthesis through the purine salvage pathway

[Genbank:NM_013556]