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In the current study, BMSCs are isolated from rats, and the gene expressions during the initiation of differentiation (phase I), lineage acquisition (phase II), and early lineage progression (phase III) of three-directional differentiation of BMSCs were detected by using high-throughput sequencing. Then, 356, 540, and 299 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in phases I, II, and III of osteogenesis, respectively. The numbers are 507, 287, and 428 for adipogenesis, respectively, and 412, 336, and 513 for chondrogenesis, respectively. Time-dependent expression patterns of genes were also validated during three-directional differentiation in BMSCs. Hub genes including <jats:italic>Ccna2<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Cdc20<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Il6<\/jats:italic> may act as common participants in initiating osteogenesis, adipogenesis, and chondrogenesis. <jats:italic>Mex3b<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Sertad1<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Hopx<\/jats:italic> showed an enhanced expression throughout three early phases during the osteogenic differentiation but no significant change in other two-directional differentiation. A similar pattern of <jats:italic>Dtx4<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Ibsp<\/jats:italic> expression occurred in adipogenesis and chondrogenesis, respectively. 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