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. 2019 Nov 11;9:290. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0621-4

Table 5.

Neuronal functions and molecular processes associated with particular SNP sets and temperament profiles, including reliable (R), sensitive (S), and antisocial (A) profiles, and numbers of subjects and of genes mapped to each SNP set

Neuronal functions SNP set SNP set name genes n subjects n Temperament profiles
Neuroplasticity G_28_15 Estrogen neuroplasticity 29 101 S or A
G_41_33 GPCR neuroplasticity 15 56 S
G_28_10 WD/CDK neuroplasticity 8 46 R
G_38_23 Sensory sensitivity 16 39 S
G_30_28 Hippocampal synaptic plasticity 10 34 S
Long-term memory G_12_1 Episodic memory 66 146 R
G_7_3 Neurogenesis 128 133 S or A
G_12_11 Ras-AKT interaction 4 105 R, S, or A
G_31_8 Neurotrophin 60 54 S or A
Energy production G_26_14 Glucose transport 25 46 S or A
G_25_20 Fatty acid oxidation 3 33 R
G_36_29 Electron transport 49 25 S
Cognitive flexibility G_21_18 Cognitive flexibility 15 116 R or A
G_38_17 MAPK memory enhancement 13 14 R
G_5_3 Regulation pathways 2 172 R
Resistance to stress, injury, & aging G_8_8 Global inositol/chemokine pathways 286 224 R
G_12_8 Neuroprotection 111 173 R, A, or S
G_16_15 Interleukin-2 neuroimmune response 7 94 A
G_21_17 TGFβ resistance to aging 26 67 R
G_33_33 TGFβ memory enhancement 13 49 R
G_30_10 TNF-based resilience 6 47 R
G_37_6 Methylation-based gene silencing 23 26 R
G_20_2 Enhanced memory 18 25 R
Cholinergic neuromodulation G_13_10 Cholinergic neuromodulation 17 148 R
G_13_12 Acetylcholine biosynthesis 1 78 S or R
G_21_16 Acetylcholine biosynthesis 1 37 S or A
G_25_3 Acetylcholine biosynthesis 2 16 S or A
Fear conditioning G_30_9 ERK-IP3-PKC stress interaction 52 69 S
G_39_21 RGS negative emotionality 5 56 S
G_41_37 PI3K-MAPK cognitive function 11 41 S
Stress reactivity G_7_2 GPCR dysregulation 147 211 S or A
G_9_2 Serotonin-cytokine interaction 11 140 S or A
G_16_5 ERK-IP3-PKC stress memory 1 87 R
G_14_12 Ras-based stress memory 22 83 A
G_21_3 cellular senescence 39 60 S or A
G_11_7 HPA stress reactivity 11 26 S or A
G_33_4 ERK-PKA interaction 6 24 S or A
G_38_38 Ion permeability 18 38 S
G_22_6 Blood-brain barrier permeability 30 37 S or A
G_42_39 Approach-avoidance conflict 11 19 S
Conditioning of dopaminergic activation G_16_1 PI3K-based memory 11 108 A
G_35_22 PI3K-based memory 5 43 S or A
G_39_26 mTOR myelination 26 20 S or A
Conditioning of neuroexcitability G_7_7 Olfaction 58 145 A
G_13_3 ERK-conditioned impulsivity 21 95 S or A
G_35_7 PI3K-based memory 12 32 A
G_37_14 Neuroexcitability 12 21 A
G_36_18 Brain RNA biosynthesis 4 19 A
Habit extinction G_38_13 Glucuronidase habit extinction 7 60 R, A, or S
G_19_3 Glucuronidase habit extinction 5 48 S
G_40_5 Mannosidase habit extinction 3 16 A

Adapted from Zwir et al.25, Tables 1 and 3

73.6% of the 736 genes associated with temperament were unique to a single temperament profile: 266 with reliable, 236 with sensitive, and 40 with antisocial