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. 2010 Feb 2;5(3):263–274. doi: 10.1007/s12263-010-0166-x

Table 4.

Master regulators identified by transcriptomic analysis

Transcription factor Processes P value Regulated genes
Nb Examples
HNF-4α Induction of apoptosis via death domain receptors 2.52E-143 78 LRP5, APOC3, NR1I2, PXR, ABG1, CIP1B1, CYP3A5
Energy metabolism
Response to chemical stimulus
SP1 Neurotransmitter uptake 6.10E-76 42 EDNRB, KRT16, TNNT2, PGE2R2, PGF2aR, nAChR alpha-5 and alpha-4
Intermediate filament cytoskeleton organization and biogenesis
Ketone body biosynthetic process
P53 DNA damage response, signal transduction resulting in induction of apoptosis 1.51E-37 21 BCL2L1, CREBBP, CDC6, CHEK2, DAXX, BCL2A1, BBC3
Regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability
DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator resulting in induction of apoptosis
c-Myc DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator resulting in induction of apoptosis 9.74E-36 20 BBC3, NOTCH1, BCL-3
Induction of apoptosis by intracellular signals
Release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
AP-1 Cell death 1.58E-28 16 CBP, DAXX, IL-3
Regulation of apoptosis
Regulation of apoptosis
c-Jun Regulation of survival gene product activity 9.91E-27 15 CBP, DAXX, IL-3
Regulation of biological quality
Catecholamine uptake during transmission of nerve impulse
CREB1 Regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process 6.16E-25 14 IL-4, NPR1, SOX15
Regulation of cellular metabolic process
Regulation of transcription
ESR1 Steroid hormone receptor signalling pathway 3.80E-23 13 ABCC11, CYP1B1, CYP7B1
Oestrogen receptor signalling pathway
Regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
HNF1-alpha Catecholamine transport 3.80E-23 13 APOC3, Fibrinogen alpha, Anithrombin III
Positive regulation of cellular process
Catecholamine uptake during transmission of nerve impulse
NF-kB Regulation of apoptosis 2.33E-21 12 SOD2, DAXX, Pim-2
Response to stress
Regulation of programmed cell death

Transcription factors identified by MetaCore are presented. Transcription factors are organized by a major biological process in which they are involved, P value assigned by MetaCore, number of genes present in the array that they potentially regulate and examples of these genes