Table 3. Overview of selected candidate genes for aggressive behavior of flies reared in a socialized or socially isolated environment, and GSEI; identified with single marker regression or with genomic prediction following genetic decomposition to genes 10% of the genetic variance.
| Drosophila Gene Symbol | Drosophila Gene Name | SMR | GFBLUP | Prior Associations with Drosophila Aggression | Human Ortholog | Selected Human Associations (Reference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abd-A | abdominal A | S | 5 | HOXA6 | ||
| Ady43A | Ady43A | S, I | ADK | |||
| AP-2σ | Adaptor Protein complex 2, σ subunit | Sa | AP2S1 | |||
| Cad87A | Cadherin 87A | G | 2, 3, 5 | CDH23 | Bipolar disorder (Winham et al. 2013) | |
| CASK | CASK | S, G | CASK | |||
| CG11486 | CG11486 | S | 3 | PAN3 | ||
| CG13868 | CG13868 | I | 4 | |||
| CG17821 | CG17821 | Sa | ELOVL5 | |||
| CG2794 | CG2794 | S, I | ||||
| CG31141 | CG31141 | Sa | ELOVL1 | |||
| CG42458 | CG42458 | G | 3 | HNRNPC | Bipolar disorder (Smith et al. 2011) | |
| chb | chromosome bows | Ia | CLASP1 | |||
| CtBP | C-terminal Binding Protein | S | 2 | CTBP1, CTBP2 | ||
| cv-c | crossveinless c | I, Ga | 2, 3, 4 | DLC1 | ||
| dally | division abnormally delayed | S | 3 | GPC5 | ||
| DNaseII | Deoxyribonuclease II | G | 5 | DNASE2, DNASE2B | ||
| Dys | Dystrophin | S, Ga | 2, 5 | DMD | Anxiety in depression (Schosser et al. 2013), response to antidepressant treatment in depression (Clark et al. 2012), and bipolar disorder and schizophrenia (Wang et al. 2010b) | |
| eca | eclair | S | 6 | TMED4 | ||
| EcR | Ecdysone receptor | S | 3 | NR1H3 | ||
| egl | egalitarian | S | 5 | EXD1 | ||
| Egfr | Epidermal growth factor receptor | Sa, I | ERBB4/EGFR | |||
| Eip75B | Ecdysone-induced protein 75B | S | 2 | NR1D2 | ||
| Elo68β | Elongase 68β | Sa | ELOVL4 | |||
| Fas3 | Fasciclin 3 | G | CADM1, CADM4, NECTIN3 | |||
| Frq2 | Frequenin 2 | Sa, G | NCS1 | Alzheimer’s disease (Sherva et al. 2014) | ||
| ftz-f1 | ftz transcription factor 1 | S | 2 | NR5A1, NR5A2 | ||
| Gug | Grunge | S | 3, 5 | RERE | Schizophrenia (Sherva et al. 2014) | |
| kirre | kin of irre | S | 3 | KIRREL, KIRREL3 | ||
| lbl | ladybird late | S | 2 | LBX1 | ||
| Myo61F | Myosin 61F | I | 5 | MYO1C | ||
| nwk | nervous wreck | I | 1 | FCHSD2 | ||
| osa | osa | G | ARID1A, ARID1B | |||
| pnt | pointed | Sa | ETS1 | Depression and manic episodes in bipolar disorder (Fabbri and Serretti 2016) | ||
| Ptp99A | Protein tyrosine phosphatase 99A | S | 2, 5 | PTPRG | Alzheimer’s disease (Herold et al. 2016) | |
| pyd | polychaetoid | S | 2 | TJP1, TJP2 | Response to antipsychotic treatment (Clark et al. 2012) | |
| rb | ruby | S | 5 | AP3B1 | ||
| Rbfox1 | RNA-binding Fox protein 1 | I | 2, 3, 4 | RBFOX1, RBFOX2, RBFOX3 | Alzheimer’s disease (Herold et al. 2016) and schizophrenia (Goes et al. 2015) | |
| RecQ4 | RecQ4 helicase | G | G | RECQL4 | ||
| rhea | rhea | S, I | TLN2 | Sleep (Byrne et al. 2013) and brain structure (Stein et al. 2010) | ||
| salm | spalt major | S | 5 | SALL1 | ||
| sgl | sugarless | Sa | 5, 6 | UGDH | ||
| shg | shotgun | S | 3 | CDH20 | ||
| sina | seven in absentia | S | 3 | SIAH1 | ||
| slou | slouch | S | 2 | NKX1-1 | ||
| spg | sponge | S | DOCK3 | |||
| Syn | Synapsin | G | SYN3 | |||
| Ten-a | Tenascin accessory | G | 3, 5 | TENM3 | Schizophrenia (Goes et al. 2015) | |
| Timp | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases | G | 2 | TIMP1, TIMP2, TIMP3 | ||
| Tl | Toll | G | 5 | TLR3, TLR9 | Bipolar disorder (Psychiatric GWAS Consortium Bipolar Disorder Working Group 2011) and schizophrenia (Ripke et al. (2013) | |
| tow | target of wingless | G | C1orf21 | |||
| trv | trivet | G | 3 | TIA1 | ||
| wg | wingless | Sa | WNT1 | |||
| zormin | zormin | I | 5 | PALLD, MYPN |
Genes previously associated with Drosophila aggressive behavior are indicated by the numbers 1–6: 1, GWAS on the DGRP (Shorter et al. 2015); 2, GWAS on advanced intercross population created from the DGRP (Shorter et al. 2015); 3, epistatic interaction network derived from the DGRP (Shorter et al. 2015); 4, functional validation of candidate genes identified by Shorter et al. (2015); 5, differentially expressed genes between Drosophila lines selected for high and low aggressive behavior (Edwards et al. 2006); 6, mutational screen using P-elements (Edwards et al. 2009). Human orthologs and their selected associations with human quantitative traits and psychiatric disorders are listed. SMR, single marker regression; GFBLUP, genomic feature best linear unbiased prediction; S, socialized; I, socially isolated; GSEI, genotype-by-social environmental interaction; GO, gene ontology; DGRP, Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel; GWAS, genome-wide association study.
Indicates a gene (capturing 10% of genetic variance within the predictive GO term) that was identified in multiple GO terms.