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Table 4 Genes displaying sexually dimorphic expression and exhibiting a role in epigenetic processes

From: Sexually dimorphic characteristics of the small intestine and colon of prepubescent C57BL/6 mice

Symbol

FC-SI

FC-Colon

Description

Chr

Epigenetic activity

Mbd1

−1.13♂

−1.03

Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 1

18

Binding to methylated DNA

Phf20

1.02

−1.14♂

PHD finger protein 20

2

Histone acetylation

Uty

−48.21♂

−44.48♂

Ubiqu. transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat gene, Y chr

Y

Histone demethylation

Kdm5d

−15.67♂

−21.58♂

Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 5D

Y

Histone demethylation

Kdm6a

1.59♀

1.57♀

Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 6A

X

Histone demethylation

Kdm5c

1.32♀

1.28♀

Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 5C

X

Histone demethylation

Bcorl1

1.15♀

1.04

BCL6 co-repressor-like 1

X

Associates with HDAC activity

Hdac11

1.14♀

−1.11

Histone deacetylase 11

6

Histone deacetylation

Piwil4

1.17♀

−1.03

Piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4

9

Histone methylation

  1. ♂Significant ♂-dominant expression; ♀significant ♀-dominant expression.