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. 2009 Aug;38(3):342–350. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00054.2009

Table 2.

Additional information for gene abbreviations mentioned in text

Symbol Full Name Function of Encoded Protein
Nos1 nitric oxide synthase 1 NO synthesis
Ddah1 dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 catalyzes metabolism of ADMA, an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase
Dynll1 dynein light chain LC8-type 1 inhibits nNOS activity
Psap prosaposin catabolism of glycosphingolipids with short oligosaccharide groups
Htra2 HtrA serine peptidase 2 serine protease
Hibch 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-coenzyme A hydrolase hydrolysis of HIBYL-CoA, a valine catabolite, and of beta-hydroxypropionyl-CoA, an intermediate in a minor pathway of propionate metabolism
Glul glutamate-ammonia ligase (glutamine synthetase) gltuamine synthesis
Cyb5b cytochrome b5 type B localized in outer mitochondrial membrane; metabolism of various compounds
Acadsb acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase, short/branched chain dehydrogenation of acyl-CoA derivatives in the metabolism of fatty acids or branch chained amino acids
LOC632297 cimilar to UDP glycosyltransferase family UDP glycosyltransferases convert small lipophilic molecules to excretable, water-soluble molecules
Ppargc1a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha transcriptional coactivator that permits the interaction of PPARγ with multiple transcription factors. Provides a link between external physiological stimuli and the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis, and regulates muscle fiber type determination.
Ppp1r3c protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 3C dephosphorylation of proteins
Acsl1 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1 converts free long-chain fatty acids into fatty acyl-CoA esters
Eln elastin extracellular matrix component
Pcolce procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer protein enhances cleavage of type I procollagen
Zmynd17 zinc finger, MYND-type containing 17 no references available
Fam19a5 family with sequence similarity 19 (chemokine (C-C motif)-like), member A5 putative chemokine
Cercam cerebral endothelial cell adhesion molecule cell adhesion
Btbd1 BTB (POZ) domain containing 1 binds DNA topoisomerase I; essential for myogenic differentiation
Rrad Ras-related associated with diabetes Ras-related small G protein
Myl4 myosin, light chain 4, alkali myosin alkali light chain that is found in embryonic muscle
Pmepa1 prostate transmembrane protein, androgen induced 1 inhibits androgen receptor protein expression in prostate cancer cells
Sult5a1 sulfotransferase family 5A, member 1 conjugation of compounds with sulfate
Krt18 keratin 18 component of keratin filaments
Dntt deoxynucleotidyltransferase, terminal template-independent DNA polymerase
Zfp318 zinc finger protein 318 modulates androgen receptor activity
Ccl25 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 25 chemokine that binds to chemokine receptor CCR9
Reep6 receptor accessory protein 6 might be involved in intracellular membrane trafficking
Rhpn2 rhophilin, Rho GTPase binding protein 2 binds both GTP- and GDP-bound RhoA and GTP-bound RhoB
Npnt nephronectin extracellular matrix protein
Cdh4 cadherin 4 calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion glycoprotein

Information in this table was extracted from Entrez Gene (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene) and references cited at the Entrez Gene web site.