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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol. 2007 Mar;41(2):95–132. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.03.003

Table 9.

Neuroplasticity-related significant genesa

Entrez gene Gene symbol Gene name QTL Combined regions fold (iP vs. iNP) Individual regionb significant in (fold)
Decreased expression
 58835 Phgdh 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase -1.27 CPU (e1.33)
 25369 Adora2a adenosine A2a receptor -1.08
 24888 Bcl2l1 Bcl2-like 1 -1.11
 64547 Bcl2l11 BCL2-like 11 (apoptosis facilitator) -1.08
 29182 Cdh22 cadherin 22 Alc17 -1.43
 25402 Casp3 caspase 3, apoptosis related cysteine protease Alc7 & 11 ACB (e1.21)
 114851 Cdkn1a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A -1.11
 79208 Epha5 EphA5 -1.11
 79114 Fgfr1 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 -1.11 AMYG (e1.21)
 25661 Fn1 fibronectin 1 -1.27
 65153 Freq frequenin homolog (Drosophila) -1.22
 24416 Grm3 glutamate receptor, metabotropic 3 -1.31
 25589 Kdr kinase insert domain protein receptor -1.28 AMYG (e1.50)
 116508 Nrxn3 neurexin 3 Alc17 -1.11
 25730 Ntf5 neurotrophin 5 -1.06
 29432 Pak2 p21 (CDKN1A)-activated kinase 2 NS AMYG (e1.20)
 29583 Pecam platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule -1.14
 29240 Polb polymerase (DNA directed), beta -1.08
 24718 Reln reelin -1.14
 84357 Sh3kbp1 SH3-domain kinase binding protein 1 -1.1
 83467 Slit3 slit homolog 3 (Drosophila) -1.08
 60567 Syt10 synaptotagmin X -1.07
 116646 Tpt1 tumor protein, translationally controlled 1 -1.11
 83785 Vegfa vascular endothelial growth factor Ac -1.16
Increased expression
 29437 Acta1 actin, alpha 1, skeletal muscle 1.1
 24188 Aldh1a1 aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1, member A1 1.2
 295365 Amigo amphoretin-induced gene and ORF Alc15 1.11 AMYG (1.22)
 24179 Agt angiotensinogen 1.2 CPU (1.30)
 83526 Atrn attractin 1.26 AMYG (1.33)
 117271 Bid3 BH3 interacting (with BCL2 family) domain, apoptosis agonist Alc10 1.09
 25668 Cd38 CD38 antigen 1.13
 25599 Cd74 CD74 antigen (invariant polpypeptide of major histocompatibility class II antigen-associated) 1.21
 64465 Cdc42 cell division cycle 42 homolog (S. cerevisiae) Alc4 1.12
 25707 Cntf ciliary neurotrophic factor 1.11
 192262 C1s complement component 1, s subcomponent Alc18 1.07
 27256 Cntn6 contactin 6 Alc14 & 16 1.09
 29139 Dcn decorinc 1.17 HIPP (1.29)
 29560 Hif1a hypoxia inducible factor 1, alpha subunit Alc17 1.1
 294235 Ler3 immediate early response 3 1.11
 29197 Il18 interleukin 18 1.15
 362418 Irak2 interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 2 Alc14 & 16 1.08 AMYG (1.22)
 24558 Mog myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein 1.08
 83834 Nrn1 neuritin 1.1 AMYG (1.19)
 24588 Nef3 neurofilament 3, medium 1.16
 24587 Nefh neurofilament, heavy polypeptide 1.18 CPU (1.44)
 83613 Nfl neurofilament, light polypeptide 1.08
 81737 Ntf3 neurotrophin 3 Alc18 1.07
 171116 Opa1 optic atrophy 1 homolog (human) 1.12
 114108 Pdlim3 PDZ and LIM domain 3 Alc7 & 11 1.15 AMYG (1.28)
 29534 Pxmp3 peroxisomal membrane protein 3 1.08
 170538 Prkcd protein kinase C, delta Alc7, 11, & 13 1.14
 64373 Rhob rhoB gene Alc17 1.1
 81921 Sh3gl3 SH3 domain protein 2 C1 NS AMYG (1.18)
 65047 Slit1 slit homolog 1 (Drosophila) 1.17 HIPP (1.32)
 29214 Tubb5 tubulin, beta 5 1.16

iP = inbred alcohol-preferring rat; iNP = inbred alcoholenon-preferring rat.

a

Defined as categorized by a Gene Ontology category (apoptosis, regulation of apoptosis, negative regulation of apoptosis, regulation of programmed cell death, positive regulation of apoptosis, central nervous system development, gliogenesis, myelination, axon guidance, axonogenesis, cell migration, regulation of axonogenesis, regulation of neurogenesis, regulation of synapse structure and function, cytoskeleton organization and biogenesis, neuron differentiation) or found through manual curation to have neuroplasticity-related function (Cdh22, Cdc42, Fgfr1, Vegfa, Vegfa, Dcn, Dcn, Epha5, Nrn1, Bid3, Casp3, Ler3, Pak2, Sh3kbp1).

b

ACB = nucleus accumbens, AMYG = amygdala, FC = frontal cortex, HIPP = hippocampus, CPU = caudate-putamen.

c

Gene represented by more than one significant probe set. Largest of the multiple fold changes is reported in column 5.