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. 2008 Jul 6;2008:524671. doi: 10.1155/2008/524671

Table 1.

Genes containing PPRE putative sequences Function of gene Ref.
Lipid metabolism
P450 4A6 Omega oxidation of fatty acids [15]
malic enzyme gene Fatty acid synthesis [16]
apoA-I and apoA-II. Components of HDL [17]
LPL (lipoprotein lipase) Hydrolysis of triglycerides [18]
UCP3 (Uncoupling protein 3) Fatty acid transport and thermogenesis [19]
CEH (Cholesteryl ester hydrolase) Hydrolysis of stored cholesterol esters in macrophage foam cells and release of free cholesterol for high-density lipoprotein-mediated efflux [20]
Aox/ACO (Acyl-CoA oxidase) Beta-oxidation in peroxisome [21]
HD (enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase) Beta oxidation in perixisome [21]
ILK (Integrin-linked kinase) Integrin-mediated signaling [22]
HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase and reductase) Cholesterol biosynthesis [23]
LRP (lipoprotein receptor-related protein) Lipoprotein metabolism, neurological function, tissue remodelling, protease complex clearance, cell signal transduction [24]
CPT1beta (human carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1beta) Fatty acid mitochondrial beta-oxidation [25]
FABP (fatty acid binding protein) Lipid transport (solubilization of long-chain fatty acids) [26]
ADRP (Adipose differentiation-related protein) Maintenance of lipid stores in non-adipocytes [27]
FIAF (The fasting-induced adipose factor Circulating lipoprotein lipase inhibitor secreted from adipose tissue [28]

Carbohydrate metabolism
betaGK (beta-cell-specific glucokinase) Glucose-sensing apparatus in pancreatic beta-cells [29]
GPDH (Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) NAD-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of sn-glycerol 3-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. It restores NAD+. [30]
UGDH (UDP-glucose dehydrogenase) Biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates and detoxification of toxic compounds in the liver [31]
PDK (Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase) Modulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activity [32]
SHP (Small heterodimer partner) Bile acid-dependent down regulation of gluconeogenic gene expression in liver [33]

Inflammation
Prm3 (thromboxane receptor (TP) beta promoter) Thromboxane receptor (TP) beta transcription [34]
IL-1ra (Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist) IL-1 receptor signaling blockage [35]
CD36 (scavenger receptor) Scavenger receptor [36]
sPLA2-IIA (Group IIA secretory phospholipase A2) Proinflammatory effect [37]
AhR (Aromatic hydrocarbon receptor) Proinflammatory effect [38]

Growth factors and cell cycle regulators
SSAT (spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase) Polyamine catabolism [39]
GOS2 (GO/G1 switch gene 2) Cell cycle regulation [40]
VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor) Vasculogenesis [41]
IGFBP-1 (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1) Binding protein of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II. Biomarker for metabolic and hyperproliferative diseases [42]

Detoxification and redox enzymes
CYP1A1 (Cytochrome P450 1A1) Degradation of endobiotics and the bioactivation of numerous environmental procarcinogens [43]
GST (glutathione S-transferase gene) Antioxidant function [44]
POX (Proline oxidase) Redox enzyme [45]
VDUP-1 (Vitamin D-upregulated protein-1) Inhibition of thioredoxin-1 which plays a role in the regulation of cellular redox balance (Cellular redox balance) [46]

Others
BCM (Beta-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase) Vitamin A biosynthesis [47]
I-BABP (Ileal bile acid-binding protein) Enterohepatic circulation of bile acids [48]
PCLN-1 (paracellin-1) Tight-junction protein, exclusively, in the kidney [49]
BACE1(Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme) Central causal role in Alzheimer's disease [50]
nephrin promoter Nephrin synthesis [51]
CIDEA (Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A) Proapoptotic protein [52]
TFF2 (Trefoil factor family 2) Defense and repair of gastric mucosa [53]