Table 3.

Representative genes that are differentially expressed in ipsi- and contralateral RGCs.

Function	Gene symbol	Gene name	Fold change	p-value
High in ipsilateral RGCs
Regulation of transcription	Atoh7	Atonal homolog 7 (Math5)	3.87	0.010
	Gli3	GLI-Kruppel family member GLI3	3.19	0.015
	Klf4	Kruppel-like factor 4	7.38	0.002
	Lhx2	LIM homeobox protein 2	4.72	0.009
	Neurod4	Neurogenic differentiation 4	6.00	0.013
	Otx2	Orthodenticle homolog 2	5.02	0.021
	Sox2	SRY-box containing gene 2	7.47	0.029
	Sox9	SRY-box containing gene 9	5.69	0.003
	Zic1	Zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 1	5.67	0.002
	Zic2	Zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 2	5.78	0.016
Developmental signaling	Fzd5	Frizzled homolog 5	5.04	0.024
	Notch2	Notch gene homolog 2	6.02	0.031
	Tgfb2	Transforming growth factor, beta 2	6.36	0.005
Axon guidance	Sema5b	Semaphorin 5B	4.11	0.007
Cell cycle control	Ccnd2	Cyclin D2	8.17	0.002
Other cellular functions	Gja1	Gap junction protein, alpha 1 (connexin 43)	17.60	0.001
	Slc1a3	Glial high affinity glutamate transporter	9.47	0.002
	Slc2a1	Facilitated glucose transporter	3.19	0.016
	Slc6a4	Serotonin transporter (Sert)	4.49	0.004
	Sparc	Secreted acidic cysteine rich glycoprotein	12.47	0.000
High in contralateral RGCs
Regulation of transcription	Pou4f1	POU domain, class 4, transcription factor 1 (Brn3a)	2.20	0.001
Regulation of transcription	Tbx20	T-box 20	2.15	0.001
Signaling	Bmper	BMP-binding endothelial regulator	2.83	0.002
Axon guidance	Sema3e	Semaphorin 3E	2.20	0.003
Axon guidance	Sema7a	Semaphorin 7A	2.03	0.022

Genes previously known to be differentially expressed in ipsilateral and contralateral RGCs are bolded (Zic2, SERT, Brn3a).