Table 1

Gene symbol, description, and overall % mRNA abundance among genes investigated

FA import into cells
% RNA1
Triacylglycerol synthesis
% RNA

LPL
Lipoprotein lipase
9.56
GPAM
Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, mitochondrial
2.31
CD36
CD36 molecule (thrombospondin receptor)
4.66
AGPAT6
1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 6
1.28
VLDLR
Very-Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor
0.09
DGAT1
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1
0.14
Xenobiotic and Cholesterol transport

DGAT2
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2
<0.01
ABCA1
ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1
0.07
LPIN1
Lipin 1
0.13
ABCG2
ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 2
8.54
Regulation of transcription

Acetate and FA activation and intra-cellular transport

INSIG1
Insulin induced gene 1
0.35
ACSS1
acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 1
0.33
INSIG2
Insulin induced gene 2
0.09
ACSS2
acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2
0.59
SCAP
SREBP cleavage activating protein
0.13
ACSL1
Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1
0.89
SREBF1
Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1
0.15
ACBP
Acyl-CoA binding protein (diazepam binding inhibitor)
0.17
SREBF2
Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 2
0.10
FABP3
Fatty acid-binding protein, heart
15.49
THRSP
Thyroid hormone responsive SPOT14
0.01
Fatty acid synthesis and desaturation

PPARG
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
0.01
ACACA
Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase alpha
0.91
PPARGC1A
PPAR gamma, coactivator 1 alpha
0.04
FADS1
Fatty acid desaturase 1 (delta-5 desaturase)
0.20
PPARGC1B
PPAR gamma, coactivator 1 beta
0.01
FADS2
Fatty acid desaturase 2 (delta-6 desaturase)
<0.01
Sphingolipid synthesis

FASN
Fatty acid synthase
7.05
SPTLC1
Serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 1
0.15
SCD
Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase)
23.14
SPTLC2
Serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 2
0.15
Lipid droplet formation

LASS2
LAG1 homolog, ceramide synthase 2
0.61
ADFP
Adipose differentiation related protein (adipophilin)
9.56
SPHK2
Sphingosine kinase 2
0.09
BTN1A1
Butyrophilin, subfamily 1, member A1
4.78
ASAHL
N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase-like
0.05
XDH
Xanthine dehydrogenase
7.39
SGPL1
Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase
0.06
PLIN
Perilipin
0.01
UGCG
Ceramide glucosyltransferase
0.18
Ketone body utilization

OSBP
Oxysterol-binding protein 1
0.12
BDH1
3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, type 1
0.02
OSBPL2
Oxysterol binding protein-like 2
0.17
OXCT1
3-oxoacid CoA transferase 1
0.07
OSBPL10
Oxysterol binding protein-like 10
0.06

1 The % mRNA abundance is calculated by [((1/EΔCt) specific gene/sum (1/EΔCt) all genes) × 100]. See Materials and Methods for details

Bionaz and Loor BMC Genomics 2008 9:366   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-9-366