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Table 3 Top overrepresented pathways for genes differentially expressed in SCA3 mouse brain

From: Transcriptional profiling and biomarker identification reveal tissue specific effects of expanded ataxin-3 in a spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 mouse model

Pathway

Number of genes

p-value

Pathway database

Brain regions combined analysis (585 genes)

 α-adrenergic signalling

11

1.23E-05

IPA

 CREB signalling in neurons

25

1.95E-05

IPA

 Protein kinase A signalling

25

2.57E-05

IPA

 Axon guidance

24

3.63E-05

IPA + Euretos

 Transmission across chemical synapses

13

5.50E-05

IPA + Euretos

 Superpathway of cholesterol biosynthesis (srebp)

6

6.03E-05

IPA + Euretos

 Myelination (cellular process)

24

8.02E-06

IPA + Euretos

Brainstem (195 genes)

 pi-3 k cascade

6

1.20E-04

IPA + Euretos

 amino acid metabolism

9

1.31E-04

Euretos

 Superpathway of Cholesterol Biosynthesis

5

1.74E-04

IPA + Euretos

Striatum (824 genes)

 axon guidance

38

2.19E-07

IPA + Euretos

 neurotransmitter receptor binding and downstream transmission in the postsynaptic cell

19

9.72E-06

Euretos

 synaptic transmission/long term potentiation

23

3.02E-05

IPA + Euretos

  1. Overrepresented pathways based on Ingenuity (IPA) and Euretos pathway analyses. Where applicable, Ingenuity obtained p-values are preferentially reported. The three top pathways in brainstem were also significantly altered in striatum