Research Article

Comparative Meta-Analysis of Transcriptomics Data during Cellular Senescence and In Vivo Tissue Ageing

Table 2

Age-regulated genes in human females’ skeletal muscle.

FunctionGene nameGene descriptionFold changeFDR

Lipid metabolismGDE1Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase 10.550.035
FABP3Fatty acid binding protein 3, muscle and heart (mammary-derived growth inhibitor)0.550.019
ECHDC1Enoyl CoA hydratase domain containing 10.570.034
REPIN1Replication initiator 10.590.078

Signal transduction/G protein signallingNDRG2NDRG family member 20.420.041
PDE11APhosphodiesterase 11A1.780.085
TNK2Tyrosine kinase, nonreceptor, 21.520.016
SMAD9SMAD family member 91.720.070
CNKSR2Connector enhancer of kinase suppressor of Ras 20.500.021
SH3BP5SH3-domain binding protein 5 (BTK-associated)2.120.022

Stress responseHSPB6Heat shock protein, alpha-crystalline-related, B60.580.029

CytoskeletonSYNPO2Synaptopodin 21.880.045
MYOM3Myomesin family, member 30.510.018

ProteolysisFBXO32F-box protein 321.630.064
SPG7Spastic paraplegia 7 (pure and complicated autosomal recessive)0.520.031
DNAJC1DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily C, member 11.510.050
TFRCTransferrin receptor (p90, CD71)0.500.026

Cell death/apoptosisCABC1Chaperone, ABC1 activity of bc1 complex homolog (S. pombe)0.360.053
YWHAETyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, epsilon polypeptide0.580.038
SCOCShort coiled-coil protein0.540.037

Transmembrane transportSLC16A3Solute carrier family 16, member 3 (monocarboxylic acid transporter 4)0.500.011
TMED2Transmembrane emp24 domain trafficking protein 20.560.024

TranscriptionDNAJB6DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 60.530.038

PHTF2Putative homeodomain transcription factor 20.540.045

Mitochondrial/translationMRPL4Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L40.560.038

Shown genes are representative per functional group. Gene names by HUGO; fold changes [indicating differences in old versus young tissues (values <1 denote downregulation of the respective gene)] and statistical FDR values are indicated.