Table 2

Functional Classification of Genes Differentially Expressed in Stat3Δ/Δ mice

GO Classification of Genes Up-regulated in Stat3Δ/Δ mice

Term
Count
%
PValue

Biopolymer modification
115
13.94
7.30E-13
Cellular protein metabolism
164
19.88
5.83E-10
Protein transport
52
6.30
2.49E-07
Phosphate metabolism
62
7.52
3.31E-07
Chemotaxis
17
2.06
1.38E-06
Protein kinase cascade
24
2.91
6.83E-06
Apoptosis
40
4.85
1.69E-05
Regulation of apoptosis
29
3.52
4.93E-05
Positive regulation of cellular metabolism
25
3.03
9.95E-05
Cell migration
19
2.30
2.26E-03
Transcription
106
12.85
2.64E-03

GO Classification of Genes Down-regulated in Stat3Δ/Δ mice

Term
Count
%
PValue

Cellular lipid metabolism
33
9.97
3.60E-13
Lipid biosynthesis
21
6.34
3.59E-11
Sterol metabolism
10
3.02
2.96E-07
Fatty acid metabolism
14
4.23
5.35E-07
Steroid metabolism
12
3.63
6.83E-06
Carboxylic acid metabolism
18
5.44
5.84E-04
Coenzyme metabolism
10
3.02
2.51E-03
Cellular carbohydrate metabolism
12
3.63
3.98E-03
Electron transport
14
4.23
2.64E-02
Phosphate metabolism
21
6.34
3.27E-02

Note: Gene Ontology Analysis was preformed using public available web-based tool DAVID [81]. Overrepresented biological processes were selected at the threshold of Fisher Exact Test P-Value ≤ 0.05 and minimum gene counts belonging to an annotation term ≥ 2%.

Xu et al. BMC Genomics 2007 8:455   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-8-455