Table 2. List of candidate genes considered in the present study and respective main functions.
Functional classification | Genes |
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β-oxidation | ADIPOQ, ADIPOR1, ADIPOR2, ME1, PPARA, RXRA |
Fatty acid desaturation | SCD |
Fatty acid elongation | ELOVL6 |
Glucose metabolism | CHREBP, G6PD, PPP3CA |
Lipid storage | PLIN2, PLIN3, PLIN5 |
Lipogenesis | ACACA, ACLY, CHREBP, FADS2, FASN, G6PD, SREBP1C |
Lipolysis | ATGL, LIPE, LPL, MGLL |
Transcription factors | CHREBP, LXRA, PPARA, PPP3CA, RXRA, SREBP1C, |