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Table 3 Top enriched pathways (FDRenrichment < 0.005) for DNAm sites with significant associations between maternal-neonatal differences in methylation levels (ΔDNAm) and newborn sex

From: Sex differences in the intergenerational link between maternal and neonatal whole blood DNA methylation: a genome-wide analysis in 2 birth cohorts

Enriched pathway

Number of genes in pathway map

Number of genes in data

Enrichment analysis

P

FDR

Protein folding and maturation_POMC processing

30

19

4.2 × 10–13

6.1 × 10–10

Tau pathology in Alzheimer disease

55

21

6.6 × 10–9

3.4 × 10–6

LRRK2 in neurons in Parkinson's disease

33

16

6.8 × 10–9

3.4 × 10–6

Development_Positive regulation of WNT/Beta-catenin signaling in the nucleus

69

22

1.3 × 10–7

4.7 × 10–5

Development_Positive regulation of WNT/Beta-catenin signaling in the cytoplasm

76

23

2.0 × 10–7

5.8 × 10–5

Neurophysiological process_Constitutive and activity-dependent synaptic AMPA receptor delivery

59

19

7.8 × 10–7

0.0002

Development_Hedgehog signaling

94

25

9.0 × 10–7

0.0002

Immune response_IL-3 signaling via ERK and PI3K

102

26

1.3 × 10–6

0.0002

Ligand-independent activation of Androgen receptor in Prostate Cancer

67

20

1.5 × 10–6

0.0002

Signal transduction_PKA signaling

51

17

1.7 × 10–6

0.0002

Regulation of GSK3 beta in bipolar disorder

46

16

1.8 × 10–6

0.0002

Cytoskeleton remodeling_Neurofilaments in axon growth and synapses

23

11

2.0 × 10–6

0.0002

Transcription_Negative regulation of HIF1A function

69

20

2.6 × 10–6

0.0003

Cytoskeleton remodeling_Regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization by the kinase effectors of Rho GTPases

58

18

2.8 × 10–6

0.0003

Neurophysiological process_Constitutive and regulated NMDA receptor trafficking

65

19

4.0 × 10–6

0.0004

Signal transduction_Adenosine A2B receptor signaling pathway

71

20

4.2 × 10–6

0.0004

Development_WNT/Beta-catenin signaling in the cytoplasm

55

17

5.5 × 10–6

0.0005

Role of tumor-infiltrating B cells in anti-tumor immunity

91

23

6.2 × 10–6

0.0005

Development_Negative regulation of WNT/Beta-catenin signaling at the receptor level

45

15

7.0 × 10–6

0.0005

Neurogenesis_NGF/ TrkA MAPK-mediated signaling

105

25

7.9 × 10–6

0.0006

Immune response_Fc epsilon RI pathway: calcium-dependent signaling

68

19

8.3 × 10–6

0.0006

Signal transduction_Angiotensin II signaling via Beta-arrestin

57

17

9.5 × 10–6

0.0006

Neurophysiological process_Synaptic vesicle fusion and recycling in nerve terminals

52

16

1.1 × 10–5

0.0007

Nociception_Nociceptin receptor signaling

76

20

1.3 × 10–5

0.0008

Development_Negative feedback regulation of WNT/Beta-catenin signaling

37

13

1.5 × 10–5

0.0009

Chemotaxis_Lysophosphatidic acid signaling via GPCRs

129

28

1.5 × 10–5

0.0009

Development_WNT/Beta-catenin signaling pathway. Signalosome

43

14

1.9 × 10–5

0.0010

Development_PTHR1 in bone and cartilage development

78

20

2.0 × 10–5

0.0010

Immune response_Platelet activating factor/ PTAFR pathway signaling

55

16

2.4 × 10–5

0.0012

Development_Estrogen-independent activation of ESR1 and ESR2

44

14

2.6 × 10–5

0.0013

Cell cycle progression in Prostate Cancer

39

13

2.8 × 10–5

0.0014

Development_WNT/Beta-catenin signaling in the nucleus

62

17

3.2 × 10–5

0.0015

Immune response_Fc epsilon RI pathway: Lyn-mediated cytokine production

87

21

3.3 × 10–5

0.0015

Development_Membrane-bound ESR1: interaction with growth factors signaling

45

14

3.4 × 10–5

0.0015

Altered Ca2 + handling in heart failure

35

12

4.2 × 10–5

0.0018

Signal transduction_Additional pathways of NF-kB activation (in the cytoplasm)

52

15

4.9 × 10–5

0.0019

Development_Endothelin-1/EDNRA signaling

52

15

4.9 × 10–5

0.0019

Signal transduction_Activation of PKC via G-Protein coupled receptor

52

15

4.9 × 10–5

0.0019

Cytoskeleton remodeling_Role of PKA in cytoskeleton reorganization

41

13

5.2 × 10–5

0.0020

NF-AT signaling in cardiac hypertrophy

65

17

6.2 × 10–5

0.0023

Apoptosis and survival_BAD phosphorylation

42

13

6.9 × 10–5

0.0025

Signal transduction_Calcium-mediated signaling

72

18

7.3 × 10–5

0.0025

Muscle contraction_Relaxin signaling pathway

48

14

7.6 × 10–5

0.0026

Cytoskeleton remodeling_Reverse signaling by Ephrin-B

32

11

8.5 × 10–5

0.0029

Neurophysiological process_Thyroliberin signaling

73

18

8.8 × 10–5

0.0029

POMC, alpha-MSH and AGRP in regulation of food intake and energy expenditure in obesity in hypothalamus

43

13

9.0 × 10–5

0.0029

Role of neuropeptides in pathogenesis of SCLC

67

17

9.4 × 10–5

0.0029

Transcription_CREB signaling pathway

49

14

9.7 × 10–5

0.0030

Signal transduction_Cyclic AMP signaling

38

12

1.0 × 10–4

0.0031

Immune response_IL-6 signaling pathway via MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT cascades

74

18

1.1 × 10–4

0.0031

Cytoskeleton remodeling_CDC42 in cellular processes

23

9

1.2 × 10–4

0.0034

Neurophysiological process_Corticoliberin signaling via CRHR1

50

14

1.2 × 10–4

0.0034

Apoptotic pathways and resistance to apoptosis in lung cancer cells

56

15

1.2 × 10–4

0.0034

Tinnitus-associated changes in auditory pathway

82

19

1.4 × 10–4

0.0038

Cell adhesion_Histamine H1 receptor signaling in the interruption of cell barrier integrity

45

13

1.5 × 10–4

0.0041

Ca(2 +)-dependent NF-AT signaling in cardiac hypertrophy

57

15

1.5 × 10–4

0.0041

Signal transduction_Erk Interactions: Inhibition of Erk

34

11

1.6 × 10–4

0.0041

Development_Positive regulation of WNT/Beta-catenin signaling at the receptor level

64

16

1.8 × 10–4

0.0046

  1. FDR, false discovery rate