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5’- -3’ 23 CAG repeats T7 PCR amplifica9on of HTT-exon-1, using a forward primer that incorporates T7 sequence HTT-e1 DNA 5’- -3’ HTT-e1 RNA Transcrip9on T7 transcriptase Incuba9on with LNA-ASOs 5’- -3’ 5’- -3’ RT with sequence specific primers 5’- -3’ 5’- -3’ RT-primer RT-primer 5’- -3’ Superscript-III Full-length HTT-e1 cDNA (387 nt) -3’ Par9al HTT-e1 cDNA (191 nt) 191 nt 387nt PCR amplifica9on with a pair of primers spanning the CAG repeat 5’- -3’ -3’ 5’- 5’- Product (387 nt) No-product b c Retrotranscribed cDNA from a HTT-e1 RNA PCR products with primers spanning the CAG repeat a Figure S1 related to Figure 1 and Figure 2 200 100 300 400 LNA-SCB LNA-CTG SuperscriptIII + + + - - - + - - + - - 200 100 300 400 50 LNA-CTG LNA-SCB LNA-SCB LNA-CTG - - + - - - + - - - SuperscriptIII + + + -

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Upper 6 TTAGAC - A-CGCACACCGGCCTTATTCCAAGCGGCTTCGGCCAGTAACGTTAGGGGGGGG 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lower 7 TTAGACAACCGCACACCGGCCTTATTCCAAGCGGCTTCGGCCAGTAACGTTAGGGGGGGG 66 Upper 64 GGAGGGAGAGGGGCGGATCCCGGGCCCGCGGTACCGTCGACTGCAGAATTCCGGCTGAGG 123 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lower 67 GGAGGGAGAGGGGCGGATCCCGGGCCCGCGGTACCGTCGAC 126 Upper 124 AAGCTGAGGAGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGGTGGTGGCTGTTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTG 183 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lower 127 186 Upper 184 CTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGGAAGGACTTGAG 243 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lower 187 246 Upper 244 GGACTCGAAGGCCTTCATGGATCCCGGGCCCGCGGTACCGTCGACTGCAGAATTCGAAGC 303 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lower 247 GGATCCCGGGCCCGCGGTACCGTCGACTGCATTATTC T AAGC 306 Upper 304 TTGAGCTCGAGATCTGAGTCCGGTAGCGCTACCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTAATTTCA 359 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Lower 307 TTGAGCTCAAGATCTGAGTCCGGTACCGCTACCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTAATTTCA 362

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Figure S1. LNA-CTGs interfere with retrotranscrip9on of HTT-e1. (a) Schema9c representa9on of theexperimentalworkflow.ApureHTT-e1DNAwith23CAGrepeatswastranscribedandtheresultantHTT-e1RNAwasincubatedwithLNA-CTGorLNA-SCB.Ineachcondi9on,HTT-e1RNAwasretrotranscribedwithasequence specific primer. Strong binding of LNA-CTG to CAG repeats impeded full-lengthretrotranscrip9on, resul9ng in a truncated product of 191 nt. Incuba9on with LNA-SCB allowedretrotranscrip9on of a full-length product of 387 nt. PCR was subsequently performed using a pair ofprimers that span the CAG repeat. (b) Gel electrophoresis showing the retrotranscribed cDNA, in eachcondi9on, e.g. in the in the absence (–) or presence (+) of LNA-SCB, LNA-CTG or SuperscriptIII. (c) Gelelectrophoresis showingRT-PCRproducts using a pair of primers that span the CAG repeats; a productcorrespondingtofull-lengthHTT-e1ofabout~380nt(d)wasnotamplifiedinsamplesincubatedwithLNA-CTG.Anaddi9onalproductofabout~200ntthatcorrespondstoafragmentlackingtheCAGrepeatandadjacent nucleo9deswas present (d), sugges9ng that secondary structures containing the CAG repeatsmay be compa9ble with PCR amplifica9on with the set of primers spanning the CAG repeat in theseexperimentalcondi9ons.(d)AlignementoftheSangersequencingoftheupper(~380nt)andlower(~200nt)PCRproductsshowninthefirstlanein(c).TheyellowboxindicatesthemiddlefragmentwithinHTT-e1thatcontainstheCAGrepeat(highlightedinred)thatisnotpresentinthelower(~200nt)PCRproducts.SimilarsequencestothelowerproductweredetectedinthePCRproductsoflanes2and3in(c).

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Figure S2. RNA foci in HD fibroblasts (68_CAG repeats) transfected with 15 nM of LNA-ASOs. (a)Representa9ve FISH image in HD fibroblasts transfected with LNA-SCB or LNA-CTG using a probecomplementary to theCAG repeat (n=3 independent transfec9ons).NucleiwerevisualizedbyDAPIstaining (right images). Scale bar, 5 µm (b) Representa9ve gel electrophoresis showingHTT RT-PCRproducts from HD fibroblasts transfected with LNA-ASOs (n = 3 independent transfec9ons). (c)Percentageoffibroblastspresen9ngnuclearRNAfociand(d)focidistribu9on,uponexposuretoLNA-CTGorLNA-SCB.Thenumberofcellswithfoci(c)andthenumberoffocipercell(d)wasdeterminedin150-300 cells per random field in LNA-SCB and LNA-CTG transfected cells (n = 3 independenttransfec9ons,in(d)*P<0,001;Chi-Squaretest).

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Figure S3, LNA-CTG bind to HTT-e1 CAG repeats in a human neuronal cell context. (a) Schema9crepresenta9on of HTT-e1-GFP expression vectors. HTT-e1 constructs containing 23 CAG repeats(23×CAG)wereusedasthewild-type(unexpanded)HTT-e1,andanHTT-e1constructcontaining80CAGrepeats(80×CAG)wasusedasamodelofmutantHTT.(b)GelelectrophoresisshowingPCRproductsintwo independentexperiments.HTT-e1expressionvectorswereco-transfectedwithLNA-CTGor LNA-SCB (10nM) inneuronal cells.RT-PCRof totalRNAwasperformed,usingprimers that span theCAGrepeatwithinHTT-e1 and primers targe9ngGFP. β-ac9n amplifica9onwas used as an endogenouscontrol.

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FigureS4.LNA-CTGsblockthetoxiceffectofmutantHTT-e1withoutaffec9ngHTT-e1proteinlevels.(a)ExpandedHTT-e1(80×CAG_HTTe1)proteinlevels,48haqerco-transfec9onwithLNA-CTGorLNA-SCB(45nM).ValuesobtainedbydensitometricanalysisofWesternblots.An9-polyQdetectstheexpressionof 80×CAG_HTTe1 using an an9body that recognizes glutamines (MAB1574); a representa9veimmunoblot is shown. Data are expressed as a 80×CAG_HTT-e1/α-Tubulin ra9o, and are shown asmean±SEM.ThedatawereanalyzedbyaMann-WhitneyU test (n=5). (b)Lactatedehydrogenase(LDH)celltoxicityassayindifferen9atedSH-SY5Yneuronalcells24hand36haqerco-transfec9onwith80×CAG_HTT-e1expressionvectorandLNA-SCBorLNA-CTG(45nM).Values represent themean foldchangewithrespecttothecontrolnon-transfectedcells±SEM.ThedatawereanalyzedbyaKruskal-WallistestfollowedbyaMann-WhitneyUtestwithBonferronicorrec9onasapost-hoctest(n=5,*P<0.05)

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FigureS5.ExperimentaldesignandLNA-CTGeffectsonphenotypicparametersinanR6/2mousemodelofHD.(a)Schemeshowingtheexperimentalprotocolforthebehaviouralanalysisinwild-type(WT)andR6/2miceintrastriatallyinjectedwithLNA-SCBorLNA-CTG.HWT,hangingwiretest.Thebodyweight(b)andlatencytofallinthehangingwiretest(c)areshowngraphicallyfortheWTLNA-SCB,R6/2LNA-SCBandR6/2LNA-CTGmicegroupsatdifferent9mepointsaqersurgery.Resultsareexpressedasmean±SEM(n=7).Bodyweightdatawasanalyzedbytwo-wayANOVAwithBonferronitestasaposthoc.*P<0.05ascomparedwithLNA-SCB–orLNA-CTG–injectedR6/2mice.

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FigureS7.Intrastriatalinjec9onofLNA-CTGdoesnotmodifymHTTdistribu9oninR6/2micestriatum,5weeksaqeradministra9on.NucleiwerestainedwithHoechst,andmHTTwiththeEM48an9body,48haqerLNA-SCBorLNA-CTGadministra9oninR6/2mice.Scalebar,20µm.

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Figure S9. LNA-CTGs strongly bind to HTT-e1 CAG repeats in the cortex of R6/2 mice at 2–10 daysfollowing injec9on into the striatum. The gel electrophoresis shows RT-PCR products of the HTT-e1transgene using primers that span the CAG repeat (HTT_E1*) and primers outside the CAG repeat(HTT_E1) at 2 days (a), 10 days (b) and 5 weeks (c) aqer intrastriatal injec9on of LNA-ASOs (n=5).AmplifiedofGdxandβ-ac4nwereusedasinternalcontrols.

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Figure 10. LNA-CTG transfec9on in mouse striatal cells does not alter wild-type and mutant HTTexpressionlevels.(a)HTTandmHTTproteinlevelsinSTHdhQ7/Q7andSTHdhQ111/Q111cells,respec9vely,24h aqer transfec9onwith25nMLNA-SCBor LNA-CTG.Box-plots representHTTexpression levels (fromdensitometricanalysesofWesternblots)thatwerenormalizedtoα-tubulinandreferredtoHTTlevelsincontrolSTHdhQ7/Q7cells transfectedwithLNA-SCB.DatawereanalyzedwithMann-WhitneyUtestwithBonferronicorrec9on(n=3inSTHdhQ7/Q7cellsandn=4inSTHdhQ111/Q111).Arepresenta9veimmunoblotis shown. (b) Gel electrophoresis showingHTT andβ-ac9n RT-PCR products from STHdhQ111/Q111 cellstransfectedwithLNA-CTGorLNA-SCB(n=5).TheprimersetsHTT_e1*(forHx-e1),Hx_e41(formouseHxexon41)andMo_ac9n(formouseβ-ac9n)wereused(seeTableS2fordetails).

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FigureS11.qPCRanalysestovalidatemicroarraytop-deregulatedgenesinthestriatumofR6/2miceinjectedwithLNA-CTGorLNA-SCB.Pif1,Pf4,Pde3b,P2ry12,Med1,Git2,Gpr34,P2ry13andD130043k22RikexpressionlevelswereanalyzedinWTanimalsinjectedwithLNA-SCBandR6/2miceinjectedwitheitherLNA-SCBorLNA-CTG.Rela9vequan9fica9ons(RQ) inthebox-plotsshowexpression levelsreferredtowild-typeanimals.Hprtwas used as a reference gene. Data were analyzed using a linear mixed effects model and Bonferroni’scorrec9onwasappliedformul9plecomparisons(n=5-9pergroup,*P<0.01withrespecttowild-typeLNA-SCBmice;+P<0.01withrespecttoR6/2LNA-SCBmice).

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FigureS12.LNA-CTGbindtoseveraltranscriptscontainingCAGrepeats,withoutalteringthecorrespondingproteinlevels. (a) Schema showing the binding site of the primers spanning the CAG repeats (p1) and primersmappingoutsidetheCAGrepeats(p2).(b)RT-qPCRquan9fica9onofofMaml2,Mef2a,Nr3c1andSatb1mRNAinthestriatumofWTanimals injectedwithLNA-SCBandR6/2mice injectedwithLNA-SCBorLNA-CTG,at5dayspost-injec9on.PrimersspanningtheCAGrepeat (leqpanels)andoutsidetheCAGrepeat (rightpanels)wereused.AWTsamplewasusedasareferenceforrela9vequan9fica9on(RQ).Quan9fica9onwasnormalizedtoHprtasareferencegene.PlotsshowmeanRQdistribu9on.DatawereanalyzedusingalinearmixedeffectsmodelandBonferronicorrec9onwasappliedformul9plecomparisons(n=4pergroup,*P<0.01withrespecttoWT-LNA-SCBmice;+P<0.01withrespecttoR6/2-LNA-SCBmice).(c)Protein levels inthestriatumofWT andR6/2miceat2 (upperpanels)and10(lowerpanels)daysaqerLNA-SCBorLNA-CTGintrastriatal injec9on.Box-plotsrepresentthedensitometricproteinquan9fica9onnormalizedtotubulinandexpressedrela9vetoWTmice.DatawereanalyzedbyaKruskal-Wallistest(n=4-5pergroup).Representa9veimmunoblotsareshown.

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CAGrepeat Setofprimersp1:F-p1,R-p1

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Figure S13. LNA-CTGs bind to several transcripts containing CAG repeats in WT mice, without altering thecorrespondentexpression levels (a)Schemeshowingthebindingsiteof theprimersspanningtheCAGrepeats(p1) and primers mapping outside the CAG (p2). (b) The expression levels are shown in the striatum ofWTanimals injectedwithLNA-SCBorLNA-CTG,at5weekspost-injec9on.Quan9fica9onwasnormalizedtoHprtasanindependentreferencegene.Box-plotsshowrela9vequan9fica9on(RQ)referredtoaLNA-SCBinjectedmiceanddatawereanalyzedusing linearmixedeffectsmodel (n=7pergroup,*P< 0.001with respectLNA-SCBinjectedmice).

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Gene Name Fold change p value adj. P value

A_55_P1980214 -5.85 0.00 0.00Arhgap17 -5.85 0.00 0.00Pif1 -5.60 0.00 0.00Crebbp -5.09 0.00 0.00A_55_P2077546 -4.22 0.00 0.00Trp63 -4.18 0.00 0.00D130043K22Rik -4.08 0.00 0.00Git2 -4.05 0.00 0.00Pf4 -3.10 0.00 0.10Fabp4 -3.00 0.00 0.12Fam48a -2.88 0.00 0.00Mdh2 -2.81 0.00 0.01A230006K03Rik -2.73 0.00 0.00BC051142 -2.69 0.00 0.00chr17:88890039-88905680_F -2.30 0.00 0.00Las1l -2.15 0.00 0.17Gpr137b -2.05 0.00 0.00Mmp27 -1.87 0.00 0.14chr9:30529709-30589042_R -1.83 0.00 0.01Tob1 -1.82 0.00 0.05chr13:112717680-112733330_R -1.81 0.00 0.13NAP017915-001 -1.73 0.00 0.16Gm5124 -1.72 0.00 0.10Angptl4 -1.68 0.00 0.10Ecm1 -1.64 0.00 0.14Tgm2 -1.62 0.00 0.10Gpr137b-ps -1.56 0.00 0.05Tgfbr2 -1.55 0.00 0.12Gadd45b -1.44 0.00 0.18Foxp1 -1.42 0.00 0.10Secisbp2 -1.42 0.00 0.20D11Wsu99e -1.35 0.00 0.11Vwa1 -1.34 0.00 0.12Lpin2 -1.34 0.00 0.01Tmem150c -1.32 0.00 0.10Wfikkn1 -1.30 0.00 0.05Chl1 -1.27 0.00 0.19chr19:59000015-59016865_R -1.26 0.00 0.101700029G01Rik -1.24 0.00 0.16Ier2 -1.19 0.00 0.20Phlpp1 1.22 0.00 0.16Guf1 1.25 0.00 0.20chr4:128727332-128735227_F 1.30 0.00 0.11Ppfia4 1.31 0.00 0.09Pcdhb12 1.38 0.00 0.13P2ry13 1.39 0.00 0.05chr4:105035450-105059250_F 1.39 0.00 0.16chr19:21653968-21671718_F 1.39 0.00 0.02Pde3b 1.43 0.00 0.12Rpl15 1.44 0.00 0.01Med1 1.46 0.00 0.17chr14:61321789-61325711_F 1.46 0.00 0.12Gm10790 1.51 0.00 0.05LOC100861634 1.63 0.00 0.11P2ry12 1.74 0.00 0.05Gpr34 1.74 0.00 0.02

Table S1. Microarray gene expression analysis in the striatum of R6/2 mice injected with LNA-ASOs. Differently expressed genes in LNA-CTG vs LNA-SCB injected mice are shown (Fold Change greater or less than 1.2; adjusted P < 0.2). The dysegulation pattern and the corresponding fold change are indicated for each gene

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Target gene/fragment Primer name, Forward (Fw) or Reverse (Rev) Sequence 5'--->3' Annealing T(ºC) Figure

GCAGCAGCAGCAGCAACAGCCGCCACCGCC

Table S2. Primers for qPCR or retrotranscription of human or mouse endogenous HTT, actin, Gdx or exogenously expressed HTT-exon1. Forward (Fw) and Reverse (Rev) primers are shown. The target gene and or fragment are indicated for each pair of primers. Annealing temperature (T) and efficiency for each pair of primers are also shown

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Human HTT-exon 1 with 23_CAG repeats (HTT-e1 expression vector), spanning the CAG repeat

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HTT_e30_Rev

TGGATCTTCAGAACAGCACG

TCGACTAAAGCAGGATTTCAGG

Human actinHu_Actin_Fw

Hu_Actin_Rev

CTGGAACGGTGAAGGTGACA

GGGAGAGGACTGGGCCATT

Human HTT-exon 1 transgene, spanning CAG repeat

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HTT_e1*_Rev

CGGCTGAGGCAGCAGCGGCTGT

Mouse GdxMo_Gdx_Fw GGCAGCTGATCTCCAAAGTCCTGG

Mouse actinMo_Actin_Fw ACCTTCTACAATGAGCTGCG

Mouse Htt exon 41Htt_e41_Fw

Htt_e41_Rev

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GFP_Fw TGCAGTGCTTCAGCCGCTAC GFP (HTT-e1 expression vector) 60 Figure S3

GFP_Rev TCGCCCTCGAACTTCACCTC

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Gene symbol Gene full name Type of primer Sequence 5'--->3' Annealing T(ºC) Efficiency

Forward GCTCTGGTCCCTGTTCACCReverse ACAGAGCTCTCCTGGCACAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) TGTGGGCACTGAGGATGTAAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) ATCCATCGCAAAGTGAGACCForward CTGCTGGAACTGGCTGTGTReverse TGAACATCATGAACCCAGGAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) GGAGCATTGCACTCTGTTCAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) CAATCCCAACCTCCACATTCForward AGGCGAGGACTTTGTCAAGAReverse TCAGAGCCTGCTTTACTGTCAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) GCTTTGTCTTCTCCCTCGTGForward (spanning the CAG repeat) CAAAGTCCTCGCCTTTCTTGForward TGGTGCCTAAGAAATACCACTTGReverse TGAATGTCTGCTGCCTTCTGForward (spanning the CAG repeat) ATCCTTAGCTCCCCCTGGTAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) CGAAAGTCTGTTTCCCCAGAForward CCTGTCCTGCAGTAAGCACAReverse TTCTCCAGCTCCAGGTCACTForward (spanning the CAG repeat) TTCTCTTTTGCCTTCCCAGAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) AGGGAGCCTTGCTGTTGTTForward AGCGTCAAGGACTGTTTGGTReverse AGTGTGGCGGGTTACAGAAGForward (spanning the CAG repeat) TGCCATCTATGAGCAGGAGAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) TCCAGCTGTGCAGACAGAGTForward CCTCACTGGTGGTGAATGTG Reverse TACCATTTTTCCCCCACAAA Forward (spanning the CAG repeat) CACCTCCCCGTGATAGAATG Forward (spanning the CAG repeat) GCCAAGCACAATTGGAGAATForward TGTGGGCACTGAGGATGTAAReverse ATCCATCGCAAAGTGAGACCForward (spanning the CAG repeat) GCTCTGGTCCCTGTTCACCForward (spanning the CAG repeat) ACAGAGCTCTCCTGGCACAForward GGAGCATTGCACTCTGTTCAReverse CAATCCCAACCTCCACATTCForward (spanning the CAG repeat) CTGCTGGAACTGGCTGTGTForward (spanning the CAG repeat) TGAACATCATGAACCCAGGAForward GCTTTGTCTTCTCCCTCGTGReverse CAAAGTCCTCGCCTTTCTTGForward (spanning the CAG repeat) AGGCGAGGACTTTGTCAAGAForward (spanning the CAG repeat) TCAGAGCCTGCTTTACTGTCAForward CGTGAGACGTACGAGATGTTGReverse TGAAGTAGGTGCTGGTGCTGForward GTAGCACTGCCGTGGAAAATReverse TGTGAGCGCTAGGAACTGAAForward TGCTGTTCTCTTTGGTGGTGReverse ACACGTTGCTGTAACCGAGAForward TTCATGGATTTAACAACAAAACAGAReverse CATGTTCACTGACATTTCAACTCAForward CAAGTTCAGATGCTGGGTCAReverse CCTGTGACGATGAGGGCTATForward TTGCTGCCTCTAGTGTTAAGGAReverse GACAATGGATAAGGCCTGGAForward GAGGTTGGGCAGGTAAGGTTReverse TCCTGGCTTCTCTCTTTCCAForward CAGCCCCACAGACAGAATTTReverse TTTCACAACTGGGGCACATAForward GCGATGGAGATCTTAGCTGTGReverse GGCAAATTTTCCTCCCATTCForward TCTTCGTGTGCTGGACTTTGReverse GCCTCTCCCCAGTTAATTCCForward CGCGGTTCTATTTTGTTGGTReverse TCGTCTTCGAAACTCCGACTForward TGTTGTTGGATATGCCCTTGReverse GGACGCAGCAACTGACATTForward TGCTGTTGGTGATTGTTGGTReverse GTCCTGCAATACTGGGAAGG

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Crebbp CREB Binding Protein 60

Maml2 Mastermind-Like Transcriptional Coactivator 2 56 2043

Mef2A Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2A 56

1617

Crebbp CREB Binding Protein 60 1821

Arhgap17 Rho GTPase Activating Protein 17 60 1683

Arhgap17 Rho GTPase Activating Protein 17 60 1856

1963

Satb1 SATB Homeobox 1 60 2035

Trp63 Transformation related protein 63 64º 1.978

Mdh2 Malate Dehydrogenase 2, NAD (Mitochondrial)

1909

Mef2A Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2A 60 1906

Tbp TATA box binding protein 60º 1.894

RIKEN cDNA D130043K22 gene 60º 1.925

Git2 G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interactor 2 60º 1.886

Med1 Mediator complex subunit 1 60º 1.992

60ºP2ry12 Purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled 12

Rn45S 45S Pre-Ribosomal RNA 60 1976

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Arhgap17 Rho GTPase activating protein 17 60º 1.683

Crebbp CREB binding protein 60º 1.617

Rho GTPase activating protein 17Arhgap17 60º 1.856

Crebbp CREB binding protein 60º 1.821

P2ry13 Purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled 13 60º 1.77

Pde3b Phosphodiesterase 3B, cGMP-inhibited 60º 1.934

D130043K22Rik

G protein-coupled receptor 34Gpr34

Hprt Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase 60º 1.929

Pf4 Platelet factor 4 60º 1.862

Pif1 PIF1 5'-to-3' DNA helicase homolog (S. cerevisiae) 60º 1.741

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Mdh2 Malate dehydrogenase 2, NAD (mitochondrial) 60º 1.933

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Satb1 SATB Homeobox 1 60 1854

Mdh2 Malate dehydrogenase 2, NAD (mitochondrial) 60º

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Mdh2 Malate Dehydrogenase 2, NAD (Mitochondrial) 60 1933

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Maml2 astermind-Like Transcriptional Coactivator 2 60