Table 1

Transcripts differentially expressed in the DRG and TG

Transcript
Symbol
Class
Fold

Greater expression in the DRG



     Homeobox B3
Hoxb32
TX
(90.4)
     Homeobox A9
Hoxa9
TX
(90.2)
     Homeobox A5
Hoxa52
TX
(44.2)
     Etv1; ER81
Etv13
TX
(40.2)
     Homeobox C8
Hoxc82
TX
(38.4)
     Homeobox B6
Hoxb6
TX
(27.6)
     Hoxd4
Hoxd4
TX
(16.6)
     Follistatin
Fst2
Dev
(12.9)
     Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 6
Lgr6
Other
(11.8)
     Receptor (calcitonin) activity modifying protein 2
Ramp23
ST
10.9
     Ca+ channel, L type, alpha 1C subunit
Cacna1c
NT
9.2
     Homeobox B8
Hoxb8
TX
(9.1)
     BTB and CNC homology 2
Bach2
TX
(8.8)
     Sclerostin domain containing 1
Sostdc1
Dev
8.5
     Laminin, alpha 2
Lama2
Other
(7.3)
     Selected



     Purkinje cell protein 4
Pcp4
Unk
(5.7)
     LIM domain binding 2
Ldb22
TX
5.6
     Zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 1
Zic12
TX
5.3
     Gap junction membrane channel protein alpha 1
Gja12
NT
5.1
     Protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, E
Ptpre3
ST
5.0
     Early B-cell factor 1; Olf1
Ebf1
TX
5.0
     U74 array



     Regulator of G-protein signaling 4
RGS4
NT
6.1
     Endothelin receptor type B
EDNRB
Other
3.0
     Anthrax toxin receptor 2
Antxr2
Unk
3.0




Greater expression in the TG



     Microfibrillar-associated protein 4
Mfap4
Unk
(20.6)
     Lectin, galactose binding, soluble 7
Lgals7
AX
(11.3)
     MyoD family inhibitor
Mdfi
TX
(9.6)
     Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
Socs32
ST
(6.4)
     RNA imprinted and accumulated in nucleus
Rian
Unk
6.1
     Musashi homolog 2
Msi2h
Other
6.0
     U74 array



     Neuropeptide Y receptor 1
NpyR1
NT
8.6

The principal analysis was conducted with the murine 430 array, with selected results identified using the U74A+B array set added. All listed transcripts showed increased expression (change p < 0.005) in two independent replicates. Fold values represent the ratio of the means of two determinations for each tissue. Fold changes in parentheses indicate an absent call, that is, below the statistically reliable limit of detection, in the lower expressing sample. Transcripts with expression levels less than 40% of the scaled mean are excluded. Superscript numerals represent the number of probe sets concordant for changed expression for a given gene. AX, axonogenesis; Dev, development; NT, neurotransmission; ST, signal transduction; Syn, synaptogenesis; TX, transcription; Unk, unknown. Greater expression in the DRG: confirmation of selected results by in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence appears in 1. Differential expression of Ramp2 could not be confirmed by ISH. Different levels of Zic1 and follistatin appear to be due to high expression in the spinal cord adjacent to the DRG, rather than the DRG itself. Sostdc1 and EDNRB showed increased DRG expression by ISH but in a pattern more characteristic of glial than neuronal expression, with signal concentrated in nerve roots. The expression of RGS4 in the developing sensory ganglia has been previously described [43], and its higher expression in the DRG at E13.5 appears to be due to the dynamic developmental regulation of this gene, rather than a persisting difference in expression between the DRG and TG. Greater expression in the TG: in situ hybridization confirmed some changes (see 1). However, Mfap4 was widely expressed in embryonic tissues. Socs3 ISH exhibited relatively greater expression in the TG, but overall expression levels were low. Differential expression of the supressor of cytokine signaling Socs3 in the TG and DRG has previously been noted [44].

Eng et al. Neural Development 2007 2:3   doi:10.1186/1749-8104-2-3