Table 6Top 10 Gene Ontology Biological Process Gene Sets Ranked by Potency of Perturbation, Sorted by Benchmark Dose Mediana

Category NameInput Genes/Platform Genes in Gene Set% Gene Set CoverageActive GenesBMD1Std Median of Gene Set Transcripts (mg/kg)Median BMDL1Std–BMDU1Std (mg/kg)Genes with Changed Direction UpGenes with Changed Direction Down
GO:0006693 prostaglandin metabolic process3/368Gstm1; Hpgd; Akr1c14<20.3bNR21
GO:0042178 xenobiotic catabolic process5/1828Gstm1; Gstm4; Ugt2b1; Cyp1a1; Abcc2<20.3NR50
GO:0042759 long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process3/1817Elovl6; Gstm1; Gstm423.815.2–58.530
GO:0006749 glutathione metabolic process7/5513Gstm1; Gstm4; Gstt3; Gclc; Ggt1; Cth; Hbb29.415.2–95.452
GO:0043470 regulation of carbohydrate catabolic process3/605App; Avpr1a; Ddit429.720.1–65.421
GO:0010799 regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation3/437App; Ddit4; S1pr233.120.1–65.421
GO:0010996 response to auditory stimulus3/3110Casp3; App; Gclc33.720.1–95.430
GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus3/1520Nqo1; Gclc; Cyp1a136.923.5–105.130
GO:0071869 response to catecholamine3/427Fcgr1a; App; Egr137.820.1–198.312
GO:0006090 pyruvate metabolic process4/538Pdhx; Pck2; Ccbl1; Me137.814.8–99.640

Benchmark response set at 1 standard deviation from the mean.

BMD = benchmark dose; BMDL = benchmark dose lower confidence limit; BMDU = benchmark dose upper confidence limit; GO = Gene Ontology.

a

Definitions of GO terms were adapted from the Gene Ontology Resource.22 Official gene symbols from the Rat Genome Database23 are shown in the “Active Genes” column.

b

<20.3 = a best-fit model was identified and a BMD was estimated that was <1/3 the lowest nonzero dose tested.

GO:0006693 prostaglandin metabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways involving prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites that contain a cyclopentane ring due to the formation of a bond between two carbons of a fatty acid. They have a wide range of biological activities.

GO:0042178 xenobiotic catabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a xenobiotic compound, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicillin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.

GO:0042759 long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of long-chain fatty acids, any fatty acid with a chain length between C13 and C22.

GO:0006749 glutathione metabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glutathione, the tripeptide glutamylcysteinylglycine, which acts as a coenzyme for some enzymes and as an antioxidant in the protection of sulfhydryl groups in enzymes and other proteins; it has a specific role in the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and oxidized ascorbate, and it participates in the gamma-glutamyl cycle.

GO:0043470 regulation of carbohydrate catabolic process: Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbohydrates.

GO:0010799 regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation: Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, or extent of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation. Peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation is the phosphorylation of peptidyl-threonine to form peptidyl-O-phospho-L-threonine.

GO:0010996 response to auditory stimulus: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an auditory stimulus.

GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicillin), or it can be a synthetic chemical.

GO:0071869 response to catecholamine: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a catecholamine stimulus. A catecholamine is any of a group of biogenic amines that includes 4-(2-aminoethyl)pyrocatechol [4-(2-aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol] and derivatives formed by substitution.

GO:0006090 pyruvate metabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways involving pyruvate, 2-oxopropanoate.

From: NIEHS Report on the In Vivo Repeat Dose Biological Potency Study of 2-Ethylhexyl Diphenyl Phosphate (CASRN 1241-94-7) in Male Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats (Gavage Studies)

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Auerbach SS, Behl MV, Collins BJ, et al.
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