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Table 6 Proteins associated with BMI

From: Methylation potential associated with diet, genotype, protein, and metabolite levels in the Delta Obesity Vitamin Study

Protein_ID

Protein

OMIM ID

logFC

p value

Adj p val

Function

LEP

Leptin

164160

1,447.51

8.15E−12

9.20E−09

Role in the regulation of body weight by inhibiting food intake and stimulating energy expenditure

GHR

Ghrelin

605353

43.80

3.63E−08

2.05E−05

Involved in regulating growth hormone release. Derived from a preproghrelin, which also generates a second peptide called obestatin involved in satiety and decreased food intake

CD70

TNF ligand member 7

602840

37.96

3.79E−05

0.010705

Potent activator of T cells in vivo

CRP

C-reactive protein

123260

1,894.64

1.18E−05

0.004431

Marker of low-grade inflammation—may have a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesions in humans

APCS

Amyloid P component

104770

751.46

5.37E−05

0.012127

Participates in pathogenesis of amyloidosis in vivo

LGALS4

Lectin, galactoside binding

602518

9.278

0.000398

0.053566

Antibacterial lysis factor expressed in the intestine

CCDC80

Upregulated in Bombesin-deficient mice

608298

37.11

0.000494

0.053566

May play a role in energy metabolism and the regulation of body weight

F9

Coagulation factor IX

300746

122.52

0.000569

0.053566

Factor IXa activates factor X as part of an intrinsic activating complex that also consists of factor VIIIa

DSC3

Desmocollin 3

600271

7.18

0.000523

0.053566

Intercellular adhesion molecules belonging to the cadherin superfamily

APOE

Apolipoprotein E

107741

663.39

0.000519

0.053566

Apolipoprotein E mediates the presentation of serum-borne lipid antigens. Association with multiple chronic diseases

LGALS3BP

Lectin, galactoside binding, soluble, binding protein

600626

30.36

0.000215

0.040546

Stimulates the host immune system via induction of IL2 and possibly other cytokines

HSD17B1

17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

109684

21.05

0.000616

0.053566

Interconversion of estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2) as well as the interconversion of androstenedione and testosterone

PDE11A

Phosphodiesterase 11A

604961

27.00

0.000575

0.053566

Catalyze the hydrolysis of 3′,5′-cyclic nucleotides to the nucleoside 5′-monophosphates. Pde11a knockout mice show subtle behavioral deficits, hyperactivity in an open field, impaired social odor recognition memory, and social avoidance

RTN4R

Reticulon 4 receptor

605566

28.38

0.001119

0.090252

Central roles in limiting axonal regeneration in CNS injury

  1. OMIM = Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man unique ID
  2. LogFC = log of the fluorescence, a measure of relative abundance (see “Methods”)
  3. Adj p value = corrected for multiple comparisons