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Table 2 Expression of genes in female BMMCs relative to male BMMCs, involving granule biogenesis and maturation

From: Sexual dimorphism in the mast cell transcriptome and the pathophysiological responses to immunological and psychological stress

Gene name

Gene symbol

Comments

Statistics

Log2 fold change

q value

Spermidine synthetase

Srm

Synthesizes polyamines important in granule biogenesis and homeostasis, including storage of histamine and proteases (Garcia-Faroldi, 2010 [47])

3.68

0.00016

Ornithine decarboxylase 1

Odc1

Synthesizes polyamines important in granule biogenesis and homeostasis, including storage of histamine and proteases (Garcia-Faroldi, 2010 [47])

2.52

0.00016

Spermine synthetase

Sms

Synthesizes polyamines important in granule biogenesis and homesostasis, including storage of histamine and proteases (Garcia-Faroldi, 2010 [47])

0.54

0.0045

Basic helix-loop-helix family, member A15

Bhlha15

Important transcription factor in forming mature secretory granules in a variety of specialized secretory cells (Tian 2010 [72])

3.42

0.00016

Rab5c, member of Ras oncogene family

Rab5c

Key regulator of mast cell granule fusion during biogenesis (Azouz 2014 [48])

0.62

0.00032

Mannose-6-phosphate receptor

M6pr

Transports glycosylated proteins, such as lysosomal hydrolases and TNF, into vesicles (Coutinho 2012 [50], Olszewski 2006 [73])

0.43

0.00016

Adaptor protein 1A complex

Ap1m1

Protein necessary for the sorting of proteins into vesicles and secretory granule maturation (Bonnemaison 2014 [49])

0.36

0.0033

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 16 kDa, V0 subunit c

Atp6v0c

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

0.69

0.00016

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 50/57 kDa, V1 subunit H

Atp6v1h

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

0.52

0.00016

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal V0 subunit a2

Atp6v0a2

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

0.46

0.00016

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 50/57 kDa, V1 subunit H

Atp6v1a

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

0.42

0.020

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 9 kDa, V0 subunit e1

Atp6v0e

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

0.32

0.0044

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 34 kDa, V1 subunit D

Atp6v1d

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

−0.24

0.038

ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 13 kDa, V1 subunit G2

Atp6v1g2

Component of a vacuolar type H+ ATPase that acidifies granule lumen for condensation of granule contents (Borges 2011)

−1.84

0.00016

Lysosomal trafficking regulator

Lyst

Important regulator of granule formation (Durchfort 2012 [95], Hammel 2010 [52])

−1.29

0.00016

Solute carrier family 18, member 2

Slc18a2

Transports histamine and serotonin into granules (Merickel 1995 [96])

−0.92

0.00016