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Table 3 The expression of Brn3a target genes: ISH and RNASeq results comparison

From: Postnatal developmental dynamics of cell type specification genes in Brn3a/Pou4f1 Retinal Ganglion Cells

Gene

Known function

GCL P3

GCL P0-P22

Brn3a target P3

Brn3a target any age

Postnatal GCL Expression

GCL Sparse

Brn3a-independ. Transcripts

Brn3a-regulation Gene level

Onset

Peak

Offset

Transcriptional and translational regulators

 Foxp2

TF

yes

no

no

yes

P0

P7

no

no

no

yes

 Tshz2

TF

yes

yes

yes

yes

P3

P7

no

no

no

yes

 Rbfox1

Splicing of neuronal genes

yes

no

no

no

P0

P14

no

no

yes

no

Intracellular signaling and cytoskeleton-associated genes

 Eml1

Microtubule-binding protein

yes

no

no

no

P0

P7

no

no

yes

no

 Hpca

Calcium sensor

yes

yes

no

yes

P0

P7-P14

no

no

yes

no

 Plppr3

Neurite growth and regeneration

yes

yes

no

yes

P0

P0

no

no

no

no

 Mapk10

Axonal growth and neuronal survival

yes

yes

no

yes

P0

P7-P14

no

yes

yes

no

 Pip5kl1

Cell morphology and adhesion

no

no

no

no

P3

P7

no

no

no

no

 Pak6

Signaling kinase

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

na

Vesicle-associated proteins

 Ankrd13b

Caveolin- mediated endosomal traffick

yes

yes

no

no

P0

P7

no

no

no

no

 Pick1

Glutamate receptor trafficking

yes

no

no

no

P0

no

no

no

yes

no

 Snap91

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis

yes

yes

yes

yes

P0

P7-P14

no

yes

yes

no

 Tusc5

Insulin-stimulated glucose transport

yes

yes

yes

yes

P3

P14

no

yes

no

yes

Synapse-associated proteins

 Elfn1

Synaptic adhesion protein

yes

no

no

yes

P3

P7

no

yes

no

yes

 Gabra1

GABA receptor alpha1 subunit

no

no

no

yes

P3

no

no

yes

no

yes

 Grm4

Metabotropic glutamate receptor

yes

no

no

no

P0

P7

no

no

no

yes

 Ntrk1

Neurotrophin receptor

yes

no

no

no

P0

P14-P22

no

no

no

yes

 Pnkd

Synaptic vesicle release

no

yes

no

no

P0

P7-P14

no

yes

yes

no

 Rims1

Synaptic vesicle release & recycling

yes

yes

no

yes

P0

P0-P3

no

yes

no

no

Secreted proteins

 Fam19a4

Unknown

no

no

no

no

P3

P3-P7

P7

no

no

yes

 Nptx1

Trans-synaptic, excitatory synapse

yes

yes

no

yes

P0

P14

no

yes

no

yes

 Nptx2

Trans-synaptic, excitatory synapse

yes

no

no

no

P3

P7-P14

no

yes

no

yes

 Sez6l2

Synapse formation

yes

yes

no

yes

P3

P7

no

no

yes

no

Adhesion molecules and other transmembrane proteins

 Cdh4

Cell adhesion molecule

yes

no

yes

yes

P0

no

no

yes

no

yes

 Pcdh20

Cell adhesion molecule

no

no

no

yes

P14

no

no

no

no

yes

 Rtn4rl2

Axon guidance molecule

yes

yes

no

yes

P0

no

P22

no

no

no

 Tmem25

Unknown

no

no

no

no

P0

P7-P14

no

no

no

no

 Tmem91

Unknown

no

no

no

yes

P0

P7-P14

no

no

yes

no

  1. Column 1 represents gene name, column 2 – known function of the gene, column 3 – GCL enrichment at P3, column 4 – consistent GCL enrichment (at least at 4 out of 5 ages) from P0-P22. Fifth column shows whether the gene is regulated by Brn3a at P3, 6th – regulated by Brn3a at any of 5 studied ages. Columns 7, 8 and 9 represent the onset, the peak and the offset respectively of postnatal gene expression in the GCL. Column 10 shows whether the gene is highly and sparsely expressed in the GCL at any of studied ages. Columns 11 and 12 identify the genes that had unregulated transcripts or exhibited gene level regulation by RNASeq