Table 1.

Changes in RGC gene expression during axon regeneration

Name/function Axot plus LI Axot Ratio Other observations Probe set
SPRR1 (axon growth, cytoskeleton)a 6297 1912 3.3 PNS (Bonilla et al., 2002) 1371248_at
C/EBP-σ (transcription)a 26.5 5.5 4.8 LTP (Taubenfeld et al., 2001) 1387343_at
Cysteine-rich protein 3/LIM 14.3 8.3 1.8 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1398243_at
SOCS-3 (cytokine signaling) 11.5 1.6 6.9 Survival (Raghavendra Rao et al., 2002) 1377092_at
Lipocalin 2 10.4 7.0 1.4 1387011_at
Sphingosine kinase 1 9.4 1.6 5.8 Survival (Edsall et al., 1997) 1368254_a_at
GAP-43 (axon growth, plasticity)a 9.3 2.9 3.2 PNS (Benowitz and Routtenberg, 1997) 1367930_at
4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid dioxygenase 7.3 1.8 4.2 1368188_at
Galanin (neuropeptide) 7.1 2.9 2.6 PNS (Zigmond and Sun, 1997) 1387088_at
HSP 27 6.7 7.5 −1.2 PNS (Costigan et al., 2002) 1367577_at
Retinoic acid-binding protein 2 6.6 4.9 1.3 PNS (Costigan et al., 2002) 1370391_at
GADD45-γ 6.0 3.7 1.7 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1388792_at
iGb3 synthase 5.6 1.8 3.1 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1370561_at
MAFK 5.3 6.9 −1.3 PC12 (Torocsik et al., 2002) 1372211_at
GADD 45-α 5.3 4.8 1.1 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1368947_at
Best5 4.9 1.3 3.8 1370913_at
Metallothionein 4.7 2.9 1.7 PNS (Chung et al., 2003) 1371237_a_at
ATF 3 (transcription) 4.6 4.1 1.1 PNS (Tsujino et al., 2000) 1369268_at
Retinol-binding protein 1 4.6 2.0 2.2 PNS (Zhelyaznik et al., 2003) 1367939_at
GFAP 4.5 1.7 2.6 PNS (Aldskogius and Kozlova, 1998) 1368353_at
Fn14 (FGF-regulated protein 2) 4.5 5.0 −1.2 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1371785_at
ATP-binding cassette subfamily B (MDR/TAP)-1A 4.4 5.7 −1.3 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1370464_at
Serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, G-1 4.4 1.7 2.5 1372254_at
Myxovirus (influenza virus) resistance 3 4.3 1.1 3.9 1387283_at
ASCT2 (Na+ -dependent amino acid transporter) 4.3 2.4 1.8 1371040_at
Tumor-associated glycoprotein pE4 4.3 3.2 1.3 PNS (Costigan et al., 2002) 1370177_at
Importin β-3 (karyopherin β-3 subunit) 4.3 2.5 1.8 1373955_at
Lysozyme 4.2 2.8 1.5 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1370154_at
Anthrax toxin receptor 2 4.1 3.3 1.2 1389017_at
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 4.0 1.4 2.9 Survival (La Fleur et al., 1996) 1367712_at
Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF-7) 4.0 1.3 3.2 1383564_at
Cytochrome c oxidase, subunit Vla, polypeptide 2 3.9 5.0 −1.3 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1367782_at
Endothelin converting enzyme-like 1 3.9 4.3 −1.1 PNS (Nakagomi et al., 2000) 1368923_at
Glycoprotein (transmembrane) nmb 3.8 4.8 −1.3 1368187_at
Small cell adhesion glycoprotein (smagp) 3.7 1.6 2.3 1372734_at
Galectin 3 3.7 6.4 −1.8 PNS (Costigan et al., 2002) 1386879_at
Heme oxygenase 3.7 3.3 1.1 PNS (Magnusson et al., 2000) 1370080_at
Moesin 3.6 3.9 −1.1 1371575_at
Syntenin 3.6 3.9 −1.1 1376973_at
Kinesin family member 22 3.6 2.6 1.4 1372516_at
C/EBP-β (transcription)a 3.5 4.4 −1.3 LTP(Taubenfeld et al., 2001) 1387087_at
CD24 antigen 3.5 3.9 −1.1 PNS (Shewan et al., 1995) 1369953_a_at
Protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor, type 5 3.4 1.6 2.1 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1368421_at
Endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide 3.3 2.2 1.6 1375170_at
Kidney predominant protein NCU-G1 3.3 3.4 −1.0 1371946_at
Serine protease inhibitor 3.2 1.0 3.1 1368224_at
CREM 3.2 1.8 1.7 PNS (Costigan et al., 2002) 1369737_at
Cell death activator CIDE-A 3.1 2.4 1.3 1389179_at
3-Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase 3.0 3.0 −1.0 1367811_at
fos-related antigen 3.0 3.4 −1.2 1373035_at
CTL target antigen 3.0 3.4 −1.2 1367838_at
Neurolysin (metallopeptidase M3 family) 3.0 3.1 −1.1 PNS (Tanabe et al., 2003) 1369669_at
LPS-induced TNF-α factor 3.0 2.2 1.3 1370928_at
Cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, α6 −3.0 −2.8 −1.0 1369845_at
Netrin-G1a −3.1 −2.5 −1.3 1376311_at
Inwardly-rectifying K+ -channel, K4 −3.2 −3.2 1.0 PNS (Xiao et al., 2002) 1370110_at
Proline transporter −3.4 −2.0 −1.7 1398457_at
Phosphofructokinase −3.4 −3.6 1.0 PNS (Xiao et al., 2002) 1386961_at
Thyroid hormone-response protein-1 −3.5 −2.9 −1.1 1370302_at
Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, 2 −3.7 −2.9 −1.3 PNS (Costigan et al., 2002) 1387171_at
Rab 3B protein −3.7 −3.4 −1.1 1370061_at
Monoglyceride lipase −3.7 −4.3 1.1 1388644_at
Leucine-rich repeat protein 3, neuronal −3.8 −3.7 −1.1 1368964_at
Thyroid hormone-responsive protein (spot14) −3.9 −3.3 −1.2 1371400_at
FXYD domain-containing ion transport reg.7 −4.2 −7.4 1.8 1368696_at
Insulin-like growth factor I −4.3 −3.3 −1.3 1388469_at
Rabphilin 3A −4.3 −5.0 1.2 1390477_at
Calcyon; D1 receptor-interacting protein −5.1 −5.5 1.1 1376345_at
Opsin 4 (melanopsin) −5.4 −4.4 −1.3 1374302_at
Na+ -channel, voltage-gated, type 1 α polypeptide −5.7 −4.5 −1.4 PNS (Xiao et al., 2002) 1369210_at
Visinin-like 1 −5.8 −3.5 −1.7 PNS (Xiao et al., 2002) 1368853_at
Cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, α3 −6.3 −6.5 1.1 1369001_at
Neuritin −9.2 −5.0 −1.8 1386969_at
  • Axot plus LI, Ratio of hybridization signals between axotomized RGCs exposed to the effects of lens injury and normal RGCs; Axot, ratio of signals between RGCs subjected to axotomy alone versus normal controls; Ratio, ratio of signals between axotomy plus lens injury versus axotomy alone; PNS, studies on axon regeneration in the peripheral nervous system; LTP, changes in expression seen during long-term potentiation in the hippocampus.

  • a Results based on QRT-PCR.