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Table 2. Genes highly expressed in the pineal gland relative to other tissues.

Genes were selected by rEx values (Bailey et al., 2009).. A complete listing of genes with pineal rEx values >4 is available at http://sne.nichd.nih.gov/data/table_s4.xls, which includes gene descriptions, probe set numbers and Entrez Gene numbers.

Pineal rEx	Gene symbol
>16	A2m, Aanat, Abca1, Abhd14b, Adra1b, Adrb1, Aipl1, Alox15, Arhgap24, Arr3, Asl, Asmt, Atp7b, Ca3, Cabp1, Cacna1f, Camk1g, Ccl9, Cd1d1,Cd24, Cdh22, Chga, Chma3, Chrnb4, Cnga1, Cngb1, Cntrob,a Col8a1, Cplx3, Cpt1b, Crem, Crocc*, Crtac1, Crx, Ctsc, Cyp1b1, Dclk3,a Ddc,Defb24, Drd4, Dusp1, Efemp1, Egflam, Esm1, Eya2, Fcer1a, Fdx1, Fkbp4, Fkbp5, Frmpd1*, Fst, Fzd4, Gch, Gdf15, Gem*, Gnat2*, Gnb3, Grk1, Guca1*, Hs3st2, Hspa1a, Hspa1b, Hspb1, Igfbp6, Impg1, Impg2, Irak2, Irs1, Isl2, Ka15, Kcne2, Kcnh6, Kcnj14, Krt1–19, Lamp3, Lgals1, Lgals3, Lhx4,a Lix1*, Lpl, Lrrc21, M6prbp1, Map4k1*, Mat2a, Mcam, Me2*, Miox, Mitf, Morn1, Mpp3, Mpp4, Mtac2d1, Mx2, Ncaph,Neurod1, Nphp4, Nphs1, Nptx1, Opn1sw, Osap, Otx2, Padi4, Pax4, Pax6, Pcbd1, Pcdh21, Pdc, Pde4b, Pla2g5, Plscr1, Rbp3, Rds, Ribc2, Rom1, Rorb*, Rxrg, Sag, Scn7a, Serping1, Slc12a5, Slc15a1, Slc17a6, Slc24a1, Slc30a1, Slc39a4*, Slc6a6, Snap25, Snf1lk, Sorl1, Spink4,Stk22s1, Sv2b, Tm7sf2, Tph1, Ttr, Tulp1*, Unc119, Vof16*
8–16	Accn4, Acsl1, Acvr1, Adam2, Ak3l1, Als2cr4, Ampd2, Anp32e, Anpep, Atp1b2, Atp6v1c2, Baiap2l1, Bmp6, Bzrp, Cacna1h, Ccdc125, Ccl2, Ccl6, Ccnd2, Cd63, Cd74, Cd8a, Cebpb, Cfd, Cflar, Chst2*, Cip98, Col15a1, Col1a1, Cr16, Crcp, Cyp1a1, Dcn, Depdc7, Dhrs8, Dnajc12, Dnm2, Dnm3, Dpt*, Dsc2, Dscr1, Epb4.1, Errfi1, Etnk1*, Exoc5, F5, Farp2*, Fosl2, Foxd1, Frmd4b, G0s2, Gabrr1, Gale, Galnt4, Galntl1, Gla, Gls, Gmds, Gnas, Grm1, Hcn1, Hk2, Hsd3b7, Hspb6, Id1, Ifitm3, Igfbp2, Igsf1, Igsf4a, Il13ra2, Il17re, Irf7, Itgb2, Kctd14*, Kctd3, Kit, Klhl4,Lad1*, Lama2*, Lamb1*, Lmbr1l, Lmod1*, Lnx1*, Lox, Loxl1, Lrrc8e, Lum, Lxn, Mad2l2, Mak, Mak10, Man2a1, Mapk6, Msrb2, Msx1,Mt1a, Muc4, Mylk*, Myo5b, Nacad, Nr4a1, Nradd, Nrap*, Nup107, Oasl1, Orai1, Pcbp3, Pde10a, Pde6b*, Pdp2, Pgam2, Pgm1, Pid1, Pik3r3, Pla2g1b, Pla2r1*, Plcd1, Plcd4, Postn*, Pqlc1, Prkar2b, Prkca, Prtg, Psph, Ptgis, Ptms, Ptprn, PVR, Qscn6, Rab3c, Rarres1, Rasgrf2, Rax, Rere, Resp18, Rnase1, Rreb1*, RT1-Aw2, Rtbnd*, Sall1*, Sema3a, Slc12a2, Slc19a2, Slc1a5, Slc25a10, Slc47a1, Slc4a2, Slc7a6*, Slco4a1, Sod3, Spint2, Svop, Tagln2, Tcn2, Tex14,a Timp1, Tmepai,a Tnfrsf9, Ugdh, Wnt10a,a Zmat2, Zrsr1*

Pineal rEx

Gene symbol

>16

A2m, Aanat, Abca1, Abhd14b, Adra1b, Adrb1, Aipl1, Alox15, Arhgap24, Arr3, Asl, Asmt, Atp7b, Ca3, Cabp1, Cacna1f, Camk1g, Ccl9, Cd1d1,Cd24, Cdh22, Chga, Chma3, Chrnb4, Cnga1, Cngb1, Cntrob,a Col8a1*, Cplx3, Cpt1b, Crem, Crocc*, Crtac1, Crx, Ctsc, Cyp1b1, Dclk3,a Ddc,Defb24, Drd4, Dusp1, Efemp1, Egflam, Esm1, Eya2, Fcer1a, Fdx1, Fkbp4, Fkbp5, Frmpd1*, Fst, Fzd4, Gch, Gdf15, Gem*, Gnat2*, Gnb3, Grk1, Guca1*, Hs3st2, Hspa1a, Hspa1b, Hspb1, Igfbp6, Impg1, Impg2, Irak2, Irs1, Isl2, Ka15, Kcne2, Kcnh6, Kcnj14, Krt1–19, Lamp3, Lgals1, Lgals3, Lhx4,a Lix1*, Lpl, Lrrc21, M6prbp1, Map4k1*, Mat2a, Mcam, Me2*, Miox, Mitf, Morn1, Mpp3, Mpp4, Mtac2d1, Mx2, Ncaph,Neurod1, Nphp4, Nphs1, Nptx1, Opn1sw, Osap, Otx2, Padi4, Pax4, Pax6, Pcbd1, Pcdh21, Pdc, Pde4b, Pla2g5, Plscr1, Rbp3, Rds, Ribc2, Rom1, Rorb*, Rxrg, Sag, Scn7a, Serping1, Slc12a5, Slc15a1, Slc17a6, Slc24a1, Slc30a1, Slc39a4*, Slc6a6, Snap25, Snf1lk, Sorl1, Spink4,Stk22s1, Sv2b, Tm7sf2, Tph1, Ttr, Tulp1*, Unc119, Vof16

8–16

Accn4, Acsl1, Acvr1, Adam2, Ak3l1, Als2cr4*, Ampd2, Anp32e, Anpep, Atp1b2, Atp6v1c2, Baiap2l1, Bmp6, Bzrp, Cacna1h, Ccdc125, Ccl2, Ccl6, Ccnd2, Cd63, Cd74, Cd8a, Cebpb, Cfd, Cflar, Chst2*, Cip98, Col15a1, Col1a1, Cr16, Crcp, Cyp1a1, Dcn, Depdc7, Dhrs8, Dnajc12, Dnm2, Dnm3, Dpt*, Dsc2, Dscr1, Epb4.1, Errfi1, Etnk1*, Exoc5, F5, Farp2*, Fosl2, Foxd1, Frmd4b, G0s2, Gabrr1, Gale, Galnt4, Galntl1, Gla, Gls, Gmds, Gnas, Grm1, Hcn1, Hk2, Hsd3b7, Hspb6, Id1, Ifitm3, Igfbp2, Igsf1, Igsf4a, Il13ra2, Il17re, Irf7, Itgb2, Kctd14*, Kctd3, Kit, Klhl4,Lad1*, Lama2*, Lamb1*, Lmbr1l, Lmod1*, Lnx1*, Lox, Loxl1, Lrrc8e, Lum, Lxn, Mad2l2, Mak, Mak10, Man2a1, Mapk6, Msrb2, Msx1,Mt1a, Muc4, Mylk*, Myo5b, Nacad, Nr4a1, Nradd, Nrap*, Nup107, Oasl1, Orai1, Pcbp3, Pde10a, Pde6b*, Pdp2, Pgam2, Pgm1, Pid1, Pik3r3, Pla2g1b, Pla2r1*, Plcd1, Plcd4, Postn*, Pqlc1, Prkar2b, Prkca, Prtg, Psph, Ptgis, Ptms, Ptprn, PVR, Qscn6, Rab3c, Rarres1, Rasgrf2, Rax, Rere, Resp18, Rnase1, Rreb1*, RT1-Aw2, Rtbnd*, Sall1*, Sema3a, Slc12a2, Slc19a2, Slc1a5, Slc25a10, Slc47a1, Slc4a2, Slc7a6*, Slco4a1, Sod3, Spint2, Svop, Tagln2, Tcn2, Tex14,a Timp1, Tmepai,a Tnfrsf9, Ugdh, Wnt10a,a Zmat2, Zrsr1