Table 2 Selected genes that were differentially regulated in Brn-3b KO aortas.

From: Vascular dysfunction caused by loss of Brn-3b/POU4F2 transcription factor in aortic vascular smooth muscle cells is linked to deregulation of calcium signalling pathways

a) Selected Genes increased in male Brn-3bKO aorta

Symbol

KO-WT log2 Fold Change

ENSEMBL

Description

Calcium regulation

Ryr2

1.79

ENSMUSG00000021313

ryanodine receptor 2, cardiac

Cacna2d2

1.41

ENSMUSG00000010066

calcium channel, voltage-dependent, alpha 2/delta subunit 2

Cacna1h

1.83

ENSMUSG00000024112

calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T type, alpha 1H subunit

Cacna1d

1.04

ENSMUSG00000015968

calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1D subunit

Pln

0.95

ENSMUSG00000038583

phospholamban

Camk1g

0.94

ENSMUSG00000016179

calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I gamma

Muscle (Sarcomeric or regulatory proteins)

Pla2g2e

1.55

ENSMUSG00000028751

phospholipase A2, group IIE

Tcap

1.87

ENSMUSG00000007877

titin-cap

Nppa

1.78

ENSMUSG00000041616

natriuretic peptide type A

Mmp12

1.62

ENSMUSG00000049723

matrix metallopeptidase 12

Other

Ciart

4.67

ENSMUSG00000038550

circadian associated repressor of transcription

Dbp

4.18

ENSMUSG00000059824

D site albumin promoter binding protein

Gpr22

3.13

ENSMUSG00000044067

G protein-coupled receptor 22

Alox8

2.47

ENSMUSG00000020891

arachidonate 8-lipoxygenase

Nr1d2

2.43

ENSMUSG00000021775

nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 2

Thsd7b

2.22

ENSMUSG00000042581

thrombospondin, type I, domain containing 7B

Hcn1

2.15

ENSMUSG00000021730

hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated potassium channel 1

Nr1d1

1.75

ENSMUSG00000020889

nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 1

Cyp2f2

1.78

ENSMUSG00000052974

cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily f, polypeptide 2

Per2

1.69

ENSMUSG00000055866

period circadian clock 2

Hamp

1.67

ENSMUSG00000050440

hepcidin antimicrobial peptide

Gpr158

1.66

ENSMUSG00000045967

G protein-coupled receptor 158

Kcp

1.56

ENSMUSG00000059022

kielin/chordin-like protein [

Slc16a12

1.56

ENSMUSG00000009378

solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid transporters), member 12

Zfp791

1.54

ENSMUSG00000074194

zinc finger protein 791

Wdfy1

1.44

ENSMUSG00000073643

WD repeat and FYVE domain containing 1

b) Selected genes down-regulated in male Brn-3b KO aorta

Calcium regulation

Atp2a1

−2.57

ENSMUSG00000030730

ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac muscle, fast twitch 1

Tnni2

−2.38

ENSMUSG00000031097

troponin I, skeletal, fast 2

S100a9

−2.28

ENSMUSG00000056071

S100 calcium binding protein A9 (calgranulin B)

Ryr1

−2.19

ENSMUSG00000030592

ryanodine receptor 1, skeletal muscle

S100a8

−2.09

ENSMUSG00000056054

S100 calcium binding protein A8 (calgranulin A)

Trpm2

−1.38

ENSMUSG00000009292

transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 2

Casq1

−0.95

ENSMUSG00000007122

calsequestrin 1

Orai2

−0.65

ENSMUSG00000039747

ORAI calcium release-activated calcium modulator 2

Muscle (Sarcomeric or regulatory proteins)

Actn3

−2.64

ENSMUSG00000006457

actinin alpha 3

Mybpc2

−2.65

ENSMUSG00000038670

myosin binding protein C, fast-type

Mylpf

−2.58

ENSMUSG00000030672

myosin light chain, phosphorylatable,

Myh1

−2.18

ENSMUSG00000056328

myosin, heavy polypeptide 1, skeletal muscle,

Myl3

−1.90

ENSMUSG00000059741

myosin, light polypeptide 3

Eln

−1.86

ENSMUSG00000029675

elastin

Mmp8

−1.47

ENSMUSG00000005800

matrix metallopeptidase

Foxs1

−1.69

ENSMUSG00000074676

forkhead box S1

Ckm

−1.06

ENSMUSG00000030399

creatine kinase, muscle

Mylk2

−1.04

ENSMUSG00000027470

myosin, light polypeptide kinase 2

Lox

−1.08

ENSMUSG00000024529

lysyl oxidase

Gpr20

−1.01

ENSMUSG00000045281

G protein-coupled receptor 20

Npr1

−0.98

ENSMUSG00000027931

natriuretic peptide receptor 1

Mmp3

−0.94

ENSMUSG00000043613

matrix metallopeptidase 3

Adamts15

−0.94

ENSMUSG00000033453

disintegrin-like &metallopeptidase thrombospondin type 1 motif, 15

Angptl4

−0.88

ENSMUSG00000002289

angiopoietin-like 4

Mmp9

−0.88

ENSMUSG00000017737

matrix metallopeptidase 9

Immune

Cxcr2

−2.99

ENSMUSG00000026180

chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 2

Serpina3k

−2.78

ENSMUSG00000058207

serine (or cysteine) peptidase inhibitor, clade A, member 3K

Il1b

−2.38

ENSMUSG00000027398

interleukin 1 beta

Ccl12

−1.54

ENSMUSG00000035352

chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 12

Nfil3

−1.46

ENSMUSG00000056749

nuclear factor, interleukin 3, regulated

Trim10

−1.39

ENSMUSG00000073400

tripartite motif-containing 10

Csf3r

−1.68

ENSMUSG00000028859

colony stimulating factor 3 receptor (granulocyte)

Igsf9

−1.25

ENSMUSG00000037995

immunoglobulin superfamily, member 9

Others

Arntl

−2.51

ENSMUSG00000055116

aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like

Cyp1a1

−1.71

ENSMUSG00000032315

cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily a, polypeptide 1

Rnf150

−1.67

ENSMUSG00000047747

ring finger protein 150

Dhrs9

−1.44

ENSMUSG00000027068

dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) member 9

Cdkn1a

−1.43

ENSMUSG00000023067

cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (P21)

Slc25a34

−1.37

ENSMUSG00000040740

solute carrier family 25, member 34

Padi4

−1.18

ENSMUSG00000025330

peptidyl arginine deiminase, type IV

Retn

−0.67

ENSMUSG00000012705

resistin

  1. a) Selected upregulated genes that in male Brn-3b KO aortas are grouped according to key known function; log-2-fold change [with (+) indicating upregulation and (−) downregulation]; ENSEMBL ID and brief description of each gene.
  2. b) List of selected genes that were down-regulated in male Brn-3b KO aortas.