POMC and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: We identified a total of 11 obesity associated genes showing enriched expression in hypothalamic neurons, including ACHE, ERBB4, GRID1, KCNK3, KCNK9, KSR2, NRXN3, NTRK2, PLXNA4, POMC and STX1B (Fig. 4E).