MB Acknowledgments Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007609.s001 (0.35 XLS) Table S1 Inflammatory mediator profile in diseased Hnf4a colon Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007609.s002 (0.02 MB XLS) Table S2 Genes modulated by $2.0 in diseased Hnf4a colon Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007609.s003 (0.10 MB XLS) Table S3 Junction forming genes in diseased Hnf4a colon Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007609.s004 (0.03 MB XLS) Table S4 Ion transport associated genes Found at: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007609.s005 (0.04 XLS) MB References 1. Chen WS, Manova K, Weinstein DC, Duncan SA, Plump AS, et al. (1994) Disruption of the HNF-4 gene, expressed in visceral endoderm, leads to cell death in embryonic ectoderm and impaired gastrulation of mouse embryos. Genes Dev 8: 2466–2477. 2. Hayhurst GP, Lee YH, Lambert G, Ward JM, Gonzalez FJ (2001) Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (nuclear receptor 2A1) is essential for maintenance of hepatic gene expression and lipid homeostasis. 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