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. 2016 May 12;11(5):e0155373. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155373

Table 2. Selected list of gene transcripts correlated with age and BMI*.

Symbol Gene name P value R Symbol Gene name P value R
Gene transcripts positively correlated with age Gene transcripts negatively correlated with age
TSC2 tuberous sclerosis 2 0.004 0.81 PFKFB2 6 phosphofructo 2 kinase/fructose 2,6 biphosphatase 2 0.001 0.87
SNAI2 snail family zinc finger 2 0.004 0.81 PSMD5 AS1 proteasome (prosome, macropain) 26S subunit, non- ATPase, 5 –antisense RNA 1 0.001 0.87
SLC35E1 solute carrier family 35, member E1 0.003 0.81 CD14 CD14 molecule 0.001 0.84
DCUN1D2 AS2 DCN1, Defective In Cullin Neddylation 1 –antisense RNA 2 0.004 0.80 FCGR2B Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIb, receptor 0.002 0.82
PREX2 phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5 trisphosphate dependent Rac exchange factor 2 0.005 0.80 TAGAP T cell activation RhoGTPase activating protein 0.003 0.82
IFITM2 interferon induced transmembrane protein 2 0.004 0.79 OR2M3 olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily M, member 3 0.002 0.82
DOT1L DOT1 like histone H3K79 methyltransferase 0.004 0.79 SLC8A1 AS1 solute carrier 8 family A1 –antisense RNA 1 0.003 0.82
STXBP4 syntaxin binding protein 4 0.002 0.79 DIRC3 disrupted in renal carcinoma 3 0.003 0.81
MOV10 Moloney leukemia virus 10, homolog 0.005 0.79 ATP8B4 ATPase, class I, type 8B, member 4 0.003 0.81
CNNM3 cyclin M3 0.006 0.78 RASSF2 Ras association (RalGDS/AF 6) domain family member 2 0.004 0.80
CDK2 cyclin dependent kinase 2 0.005 0.78 MMP24 AS1 matrix metallopeptidase 24 –antisense RNA 1 0.000 0.80
RAD51 AS1 RAD51 antisense RNA 1 0.007 0.78 FGD2 FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing 2 0.005 0.79
ZNF546 zinc finger protein 546 0.005 0.77 HNF1A AS1 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha—antisense RNA 1 0.006 0.78
TRIB2 tribbles pseudokinase 2 0.005 0.77 TCEAL3 transcription elongation factor A (SII) like 3 0.007
SLC25A37 solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial iron transporter), member 37 0.007 0.77 CYTIP cytohesin 1 interacting protein 0.007 0.77
SLC39A1 solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 1 0.005 0.77 NCF1B neutrophil cytosolic factor 1B 0.007 0.77
XAB2 XPA binding protein 2 0.007 0.76 SLC5A8 solute carrier family 5 (sodium/monocarboxylate cotransporter), member 8 0.007 0.77
TAF6L TAF6 like RNA polymerase II, p300/CBP associated factor (PCAF) associated factor 0.008 0.76 RAB11FIP1 RAB11 family interacting protein 1 0.007 0.77
GMCL1 germ cell less, spermatogenesis associated 1 0.006 0.75 POTEE POTE ankyrin domain family, member E 0.007 0.76
RING1 ring finger protein 1 0.009 0.75 PPEF1 AS1 protein phosphatase, EF hand calcium binding domain 1 antisense RNA 1 0.011 0.76
Gene transcripts positively correlated with BMI Gene transcripts negatively correlated with BMI
CYP7A1 cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 0.001 0.85 ERCC2 excision repair cross complementation group 2 0.002 0.80
TMEM235 transmembrane protein 235 0.001 0.82 TRIM49 tripartite motif containing 49 0.004 0.80
CCDC79 coiled coil domain containing 79 0.005 0.79 GDF11 growth differentiation factor 11 0.005 0.79
SLC26A5 solute carrier family 26 (anion exchanger), member 5 0.005 0.78 ZFYVE28 zinc finger, FYVE domain containing 28 0.006 0.78
ZNF852 zinc finger protein 852 0.006 0.78 AANAT aralkylamine N acetyltransferase 0.006 0.78
DDR1 discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 1 0.004 0.77 LAMTOR2 late endosomal/lysosomal adaptor, MAPK and MTOR activator 2 0.004 0.78
LRRC2 leucine rich repeat containing 2 0.007 0.77 BAAT bile acid CoA: amino acid N acyltransferase 0.007 0.78
LYPD6 LY6/PLAUR domain containing 6 0.008 0.77 DIEXF digestive organ expansion factor homolog 0.003 0.77
FFAR1 free fatty acid receptor 1 0.008 0.76 FGD1 FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing 1 0.008 0.77
IGLV4 69 immunoglobulin lambda variable 4 69 0.008 0.76 SLC35B1 solute carrier family 35, member B1 0.010 0.76
CDHR3 cadherin-related family member 3 0.010 0.76 TMEM243 transmembrane protein 243 0.002 0.76
RGS21 regulator of G protein signaling 21 0.011 0.75 HEXIM1 hexamethylene bis acetamide inducible 1 0.010 0.76
ATXN3L ataxin 3 like 0.008 0.75 MICB MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence B 0.010 0.75
RASSF10 Ras association (RalGDS/AF 6) domain family (N terminal) member 10 0.012 0.75 HIST1H2AJ histone cluster 1, H2aj 0.010 0.75
SORBS2 sorbin and SH3 domain containing 2 0.013 0.74 CCDC28B coiled coil domain containing 28B 0.015 0.73
HAO2 hydroxyacid oxidase 2 0.007 0.74 ZNF846 zinc finger protein 846 0.008 0.73
RIC8A RIC8 guanine nucleotide exchange factor A 0.014 0.73 PGP phosphoglycolate phosphatase 0.003 0.73
SLC6A15 solute carrier family 6 (neutral amino acid transporter), member 15 0.008 0.73 RHOA IT1 RHOA intronic transcript 1 0.004 0.73
AADACL4 arylacetamide deacetylase like 4 0.011 0.73 FAM174B family with sequence similarity 174 0.016 0.72
ANK1 ankyrin 1 0.008 0.73 NXPH4 neurexophilin 4 0.014 0.72

*Top 20 gene transcripts highly correlated with age and BMI are shown.

BMI = body mass index, r = correlation coefficient