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. 2022 Feb 22;17(2):e0263632. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263632

Table 2. Significant correlations between differential gene expression in specific brain regions of pup-exposed virgins and new mothers, or virgins and socially challenged male mice.

Virgin dataset/Maternal Dataset 1 p value example genes
FCP3-up/NCP1-down 1.59E-25 Arc, Fos, Npas4, Celsr3, Igsf9b, Robo3
FCP3-up/NCP3-down 1.06E-21 Arc, Fos, Npas4, Celsr3, Igsf9b, Robo3
FCP1-up/NCP1-up 9.32E-15 Gpr88, Pde10a, Ppp1r1b, Tac1, Rasd2
FCP3-down/NCP10-down 2.54E-11 Sgk1, Nnat, Calb2, Igsf1
HP3-up/HP10-up 1.21E-16 Prl, En1, Slc6a3, Slc10a4, Cryab, Mif, Mfge8
HP3-up/HP10-down 9.12E-10 Egr1, Fos, Junb, Lamb2, Col6a1, Col6a2
HP3-up/HP3-up 2.16E-07 Prl, Nxph4
HP3-up/HP1-up 2.99E-07 Prl, Nxph4
HP1-up/HP10-down 1.23E-06 Magel2, Nr1d1, Slc13a4, Ogn
Virgin dataset/Social challenge dataset 2 p value example genes
AP1-up/A120-up 3.67E-54 Drd1, Drd2, Rarb, Grp88, Ppp1r1b, Tac1, Tcf7l2
FCP1-up/FC60-up 1.33E-48 Drd1, Drd2, Gpr88, Ppp1r1b, Rxrg, Tac1, Penk
AP3-down/A120-up 4.16E-36 Cdh1, Ogn, Ccn2, Igf2, Fmod, Sgk1, Grin2b
AP1-down/A120-up 7.16E-35 Avp, Ccn2, Grin2b, Gucy1a2
FCP3-down/FC120-up 1.65E-21 Igsf1, Calb2, Nnat, Trh, Gabrq
AP3-down/A120-dn 3.09E-16 Slc17a7, Tbr1, Nrn1, Sv2b, Lmo3, Tafa1

Hypothalamus (H), Amygdala (A), Frontal cortex (FC) and Neocortex (NC). Highest correlations for all comparisons involving at least 3 overlapping genes are shown, for a full list of comparisons see S2 Table.