Table 2

Main genes regulated by Hfe deficiency in liver and pertaining to enriched functional categories related to response to oxidative stress

Gene
Protein
S-score





D2 KO versus WT
B6 KO versus WT
D2 WT versus B6 WT

Glutathione metabolism pathway
     Gclc
Glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic subunit
3.68
4.74
3.24
     Gclm
Glutamate-cysteine ligase, modifier subunit
NS
4.11
NS
     Gss
Glutathione synthetase
NS
2.15
NS
     Gsta2
Glutathione S-transferase alpha2
8.83
9.10
NS
     Gsta3
Glutathione S-transferase alpha3
2.44
2.24
NS
     Gsta4
Glutathione S-transferase alpha4
4.64
5.99
4.35
     Gstm1
Glutathione S-transferase mu1
NS
2.65
NS
     Gstm3
Glutathione S-transferase mu3
3.04
4.04
2.56
     Gstm6
Glutathione S-transferase mu6
3.36
2.26
NS
UDP glucuronosyltransferase activity
     Ugt2b1
UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B1
3.72
NS
NS
     Ugt2b5
UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B5
2.56
3.91
NS
     Ugt2b34
UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B34
NS
2.25
NS
     Ugt2b35
UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B35
2.56
3.91
NS
     Ugt2b36
UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B36
4.66
NS
-4.89
Mono-oxygenase activity
     Cyp1a2
Cytochrome P450 1A2
3.14
2.60
3.49
     Cyp2c29
Cytochrome P450 2C29
NS
2.79
4.84
     Cup2c44
Cytochrome P450 2C44
3.07
NS
-5.89
     Cyp2c55
Cytochrome P450 2C55
3.94
6.22
4.43
     Cyp2c70
Cytochrome P450 2C70
5.55
4.70
4.17
     Cyp2j6
Cytochrome P450 2J6
2.70
NS
NS
     Cyp2j9
Cytochrome P450 2J9
NSD
2.91
2.14
     Cyp2u1
Cytochrome P450 2U1
3.50
NS
NS
     Fmo5
Flavin mono-oxygenase 5
2.12
NS
NS
Iron ion binding
     Ftl1
Ferritin light chain 1
1.70
2.24
NS
     Slc40a1
Ferroportin
3.18
4.89
3.94
     Hmox1
Heme oxygenase 1
5.27
2.40
-3.66
     Blvrb
Biliverdin reductase (for information)
2.50
3.06
NS
     Vnn1
Vanin 1 (for information)
-4.27
-2.73
2.69

S-scores were obtained as described in Materials and methods and are proportional to fold changes. Positive S-scores indicate that the genes are more highly expressed in knockout (KO) than in wild-type (WT) mice, or in WT D2 than in WT B6 mice. NS, not significant; UDP, Uridine 5'-diphospho.

Coppin et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R221   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-10-r221

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