Table 1 of Mishra, Mol Vis 2016; 22:1387-1404.


Table 1. Selected zinc binding protein genes significantly regulated during the course of serum deprivation.

Gene Function Day (p value)
FBLIM1 Cell-extracellular matrix interactions, contributes to prevention of apoptosis of epithelial cells through extracellular matrix adhesion [54] D 7 +1.2-fold (0.0023)
FASN Cholesterol, triglyceride, and fatty acid homeostasis, insulin signaling and estrogen response, VitaminB5 metabolism, and fatty acyl-CoA biosynthesis, downregulation is associated with hypoxic cell death in HepG2 [55] D5 +1.26-fold (0.0023)
D7 +1.22-fold (0.0072)
RFWD2 Modulator of FASN activity, E3-ligase for p53 [56] and may play a role in responses to UV damage in mammalian cells, including regulating autophagy [57,58] D5 +1.39-fold (0.0143)
RPS6KA5 An NF-κB RelA/p65 kinase, part of the innate immune system, mediates activation of pro-inflammatory genes, and regulates cigarette smoke-induced histone modifications on NF-κB-dependent genes [59]. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for AMD [60,61] D5 +1.46-fold (0.0307)
D7 +1.51-fold (0.0112)
NR2C2 Plays a role in protecting cells from oxidative stress and damage induced by ionizing radiation. Associated with AMD-risk through linkage analyses [62] which implicated stress-activated MAPK pathway constituents with AMD risk. D7 +1.37-fold (0.0106)
GLIS2 Associated with kidney defects, including basement membrane thickening and increased apoptosis and upregulation of complement proteins CFH and C3, in mice. Glis2mut mice showed increased expression of genes involved in immune responses/inflammation and fibrosis/tissue remodeling in kidneys [63,64]. D5 −1.3-fold (0.0439)
JADE1 Pro-apoptotic ubiquitin ligase [65] D3 −1.8-fold (0.0497)
D7 −1.38-fold (0.0269)
VPS11 Vesicle trafficking and formation of late endosomes, required for maintenance of RPE in a vertebrate model [66] D1 +1.26-fold (0.0035)
ZNF418 Suppressor of the MAPK pathway [67] D7 +1.38-fold (0.0444)
ZXDC Transcription factor that activates CCL2, a chemokine that has been implicated in age-related retinal degeneration [68] D7 −2.24-fold (0.0126)