Table 3 Cartilage matrix proteins and modifying enzymes upregulated in neonatal cartilage relative to adult cartilage

Procollagen, type II alpha 1

COL2A1

CX594994.1

2.77

0.0161

CX595082.1

2.31

0.0454

CX595094.1

7.86

0.0037

CX596509.1

3.74

0.0059

CX597852.1

2.62

0.0503

CX599228.1

2.70

0.0557

CX599236.1

2.68

0.0402

CX600104.1

2.64

0.0546

CX601257.1

3.43

0.0192

CX602198.1

2.72

0.0488

CX603857.1

2.43

0.0758

CX604122.1

2.93

0.0246

CX604856.1

2.19

0.0310

CX605192.1

1.75

0.0055

CX605350.1

2.68

0.0447

CX605856.1

8.10

0.0040

Procollagen, type IX

COL9A1

CX602049.1

4.61

0.0029

CX605273.1

6.70

0.0108

COL9A2

CX597674.1

2.11

0.0304

COL9A3

CX594271.1

1.93

0.0083

CX603177.1

1.41

0.0889

Lysyl oxidase-like 2

LOXL2

CX600483.1

2.98

0.0051

CX598127.1

2.52

0.0033

Nidogen-2

NID2

CX596324.1

2.71

0.0003

CX600869.1

2.31

0.0037

Proline 4-hydroxylase, alpha 1

P4HA1

CX605971.1

2.38

< 0.0001

CX592418.1

2.23

< 0.0001

Tenascin-C

TNC

CX593372.1

4.81

0.0043

CX601743.1

2.74

0.0430

CX601953.1

2.25

0.0715

CX603922.1

3.09

0.0062

CX604542.1

2.39

0.0016

CX605854.1

4.72

0.0054