Figure 4.
Volcano plot (pcorr vs. VIP) from the OPLS-DA model. Only the most discriminating metabolites having high VIP values ≥ 1 (indicated by the horizontal red line) have been labelled. Negative pcorr values (left) indicate diminished metabolite concentrations in siOPA1 neurons versus siLuc neurons, whereas positive pcorr values (right) indicate increased metabolite concentrations in siOPA1 neurons compared to the control group. The metabolomic signature accompanying the loss of OPA1 expression is associated to decreased levels of the amino acids (green bubbles) aspartate (Asp), glutamate (Glu) and threonine (Thr) and to increased levels of 34 phosphatidylcholines (PC, orange bubbles), 4 lysophosphatidylcholines (lysoPC, blue bubbles), 4 sphingomyelins (SM and SM(OH)), yellow bubbles) and the amino acid lysine (Lys, green bubble). Red-rimmed bubbles indicate metabolites significantly different between siOPA1 and siLUC neurons in univariate analysis (Wilcoxon test) after Benjamini-Hochberg correction.