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Table 3 Medline citations to genes showing altered expression in TH mice.

From: Searching QTL by gene expression: analysis of diabesity

Gene name

Diabesity-relevant articles

General function

Genes chosen known to be involved in diabetes with expression change

Alb1

5548

Lipid binding and carrier activity

Leptin

3170

Hormone activity

Lpl

775

Lipid catabolism or fatty acid metabolism

Pparg

702

Lipid metabolism and steroid hormone receptor activity

Glut2

142

Glucose transport and carbohydrate metabolism

Agpat2

5

Phospholipid biosynthesis

ExQuest chosen genes with expression change, known or unknown to be involved in diabetes

Col18a1 1

7

Potent antiangiogenic protein, structural molecule

Vldlr 2

7

Lipid transport

Scp2

4

Sterol carrier activity, lipid binding, and steroid biosynthesis

Fmo1

3

Electron transport and oxidoreductase activity

Pnliprp2

1

Lipid catabolism

KitL

0

Signal transduction

Igfbp2

0

Insulin-like growth factor binding

Ela2

0

Proteolysis and peptidolysis

Ela3b

0

Proteolysis and peptidolysis, and cholesterol metabolism

Gsta3

0

Biosynthesis of steroid hormones

Agpat3

0

Phospholipid metabolism

Hsd17b9

0

Steriod biosynthesis and oxidoreductase activity

Decr2

0

Peroxisome organization and biogenesis, and oxidoreductase activity

Tff3

0

Epithelium healing

Pi4k2a

0

Inositol/phosphatidlinositol kinase activity

Functional summary of genes with expression changes 3

Lipid related gene activity

8

 

Hormone related gene activity

6

 

Inflammation or response to injury

4

 

Oxidoreductase activity

3

 

Signal transduction

3

 

Proteolysis and peptidolysis

2

 

Carbohydrate related gene activity

1

 
  1. 1Hsd17b9 medline search: there are 88 articles for the homolog "11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase", and 157 with "hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase".
  2. 2 Vldlr MEDLINE search: 4818 diabesity relevant articles found for Vldl.
  3. 3 Genes with dual functions are counted twice.