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Table 2 Gene ontology (GO) analysis of genes selected from transcripts differentiating the clinical subgroups of pilocytic astrocytomas

From: Transcriptional profiles of pilocytic astrocytoma are related to their three different locations, but not to radiological tumor features

GO ID

GO Term

Observed in the selected subset

Expected in the selected subset

Observed/Expected

Cellular components

GO:0031225

Anchored to membrane

6

1.66

3.62

GO:0005925

Focal adhesion

6

1.72

3.48

GO:0009897

External side of plasma membrane

6

1.77

3.4

GO:0005924

Cell-substrate adherens junction

6

1.77

3.4

GO:0031253

Cell projection membrane

5

1.52

3.28

GO:0005912

Adherens junction

9

2.83

3.19

GO:0030055

Cell-substrate junction

6

1.92

3.12

GO:0043235

Receptor complex

5

1.74

2.87

GO:0044297

Cell body

6

2.27

2.64

GO:0043025

Neuronal cell body

6

2.27

2.64

Molecular functions

GO:0019842

Vitamin binding

6

1.84

3.26

GO:0019900

Kinase binding

9

2.9

3.1

GO:0019901

Protein kinase binding

7

2.3

3.05

GO:0003714

Transcription corepressor activity

6

2.25

2.66

GO:0008234

Cysteine-type peptidase activity

6

2.34

2.56

GO:0042277

Peptide binding

5

2.3

2.18

Biological processes

GO:0032677

Regulation of interleukin-8 production

6

0.37

16.38

GO:0032637

Interleukin-8 production

6

0.4

15.12

GO:0003081

Regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by renin-angiotensin

5

0.34

14.89

GO:0001990

Regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by hormone

5

0.43

11.7

GO:0002221

Pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway

7

0.82

8.49

GO:0003044

Regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure mediated by a chemical signal

5

0.61

8.19

GO:0002758

Innate immune response-activating signal transduction

7

0.89

7.91

GO:0002218

Activation of innate immune response

7

0.89

7.91

GO:0003073

Regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure

5

0.64

7.8

GO:0050886

Endocrine process

5

0.73

6.83

GO:0021953

Central nervous system neuron differentiation

5

0.76

6.55

GO:0050731

Positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation

6

0.95

6.34

GO:0050729

Positive regulation of inflammatory response

5

0.82

6.07

GO:0002768

Immune response-regulating cell surface receptor signaling pathway

7

1.19

5.88

GO:0050864

Regulation of B cell activation

6

1.07

5.62

GO:0050671

Positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation

6

1.07

5.62

GO:0070665

Positive regulation of leukocyte proliferation

6

1.1

5.46

GO:0048839

Inner ear development

8

1.47

5.46

GO:0032946

Positive regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation

6

1.1

5.46

GO:0002429

Immune response-activating cell surface receptor signaling pathway

6

1.13

5.31

GO:0050730

Regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation

7

1.47

4.78

GO:0050670

Regulation of lymphocyte proliferation

8

1.71

4.68

GO:0070663

Regulation of leukocyte proliferation

8

1.74

4.6

GO:0032944

Regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation

8

1.74

4.6

GO:0042129

Regulation of T cell proliferation

5

1.13

4.43

GO:0032103

Positive regulation of response to external stimulus

7

1.62

4.33

GO:0002706

Regulation of lymphocyte mediated immunity

5

1.19

4.2

GO:0050727

Regulation of inflammatory response

6

1.47

4.1

GO:0043583

Ear development

8

1.98

4.03

GO:0009310

Amine catabolic process

8

1.98

4.03

GO:0090047

Positive regulation of transcription regulator activity

5

1.31

3.81

GO:0051091

Positive regulation of transcription factor activity

5

1.31

3.81

GO:0008217

Pegulation of blood pressure

7

1.86

3.76

GO:0051606

Detection of stimulus

6

1.65

3.64

GO:0021537

Telencephalon development

8

2.2

3.64

GO:0009064

Glutamine family amino acid metabolic process

5

1.37

3.64

GO:0002822

Regulation of adaptive immune response based on somatic recombination of immune receptors built from immunoglobulin superfamily domains

5

1.37

3.64

GO:0002703

Regulation of leukocyte mediated immunity

5

1.37

3.64

GO:0050870

Positive regulation of T cell activation

7

1.95

3.58

GO:0002819

Regulation of adaptive immune response

5

1.4

3.56

GO:0043388

Positive regulation of DNA binding

5

1.43

3.49

GO:0051099

Positive regulation of binding

6

1.74

3.45

GO:0009063

Cellular amino acid catabolic process

6

1.74

3.45

GO:0043410

Positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade

5

1.5

3.34

GO:0090046

Regulation of transcription regulator activity

8

2.47

3.24

GO:0051090

Regulation of transcription factor activity

8

2.47

3.24

GO:0048562

Embryonic organ morphogenesis

8

2.53

3.16

GO:0046651

Lymphocyte proliferation

8

2.53

3.16

GO:0042113

B cell activation

8

2.53

3.16

GO:0018108

Peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation

8

2.53

3.16

GO:0045927

Positive regulation of growth

5

1.62

3.09

GO:0018212

Peptidyl-tyrosine modification

8

2.59

3.08

GO:0070661

Leukocyte proliferation

8

2.62

3.05

GO:0032943

Mononuclear cell proliferation

8

2.62

3.05

GO:0007187

G-protein signaling, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger

5

1.65

3.03

GO:0002237

Response to molecule of bacterial origin

6

1.98

3.02

GO:0046395

Carboxylic acid catabolic process

8

2.66

3.01

GO:0016054

Organic acid catabolic process

8

2.66

3.01

GO:0042098

T cell proliferation

5

1.68

2.98

GO:0042445

Hormone metabolic process

7

2.38

2.94

GO:0019935

Cyclic-nucleotide-mediated signaling

6

2.04

2.93

GO:0009952

Anterior/posterior pattern formation

6

2.08

2.89

GO:0010001

Glial cell differentiation

5

1.77

2.82

GO:0009266

Response to temperature stimulus

5

1.77

2.82

GO:0071375

Cellular response to peptide hormone stimulus

6

2.14

2.81

GO:0030217

T cell differentiation

9

3.27

2.76

GO:0045664

Regulation of neuron differentiation

9

3.33

2.71

GO:0050863

Regulation of T cell activation

8

2.99

2.67

GO:0001934

Positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation

6

2.29

2.62

GO:0051222

Positive regulation of protein transport

5

1.95

2.56

GO:0002460

Adaptive immune response based on somatic recombination of immune receptors built from immunoglobulin superfamily domains

7

2.87

2.44

GO:0043408

Regulation of MAPKKK cascade

7

2.9

2.41

GO:0042327

Positive regulation of phosphorylation

6

2.5

2.4

GO:0034097

Response to cytokine stimulus

6

2.5

2.4

GO:0002250

Adaptive immune response

7

2.93

2.39

GO:0002449

Lymphocyte mediated immunity

6

2.53

2.37

GO:0050953

Sensory perception of light stimulus

7

3.02

2.32

GO:0007601

Visual perception

7

3.02

2.32

GO:0045937

Positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process

6

2.59

2.31

GO:0042063

Gliogenesis

5

2.17

2.31

GO:0010562

Positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process

6

2.59

2.31

GO:0007411

Axon guidance

5

2.17

2.31

GO:0043010

Camera-type eye development

5

2.2

2.28

GO:0009617

Response to bacterium

8

3.51

2.28

GO:0002697

Regulation of immune effector process

5

2.2

2.28

GO:0032870

Cellular response to hormone stimulus

8

3.54

2.26

GO:0071495

Cellular response to endogenous stimulus

8

3.57

2.24

GO:0030855

Epithelial cell differentiation

5

2.23

2.24

GO:0030258

Lipid modification

5

2.23

2.24

GO:0043122

Regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade

6

2.78

2.16

GO:0008643

Carbohydrate transport

5

2.32

2.16

GO:0048568

Embryonic organ development

8

3.72

2.15

GO:0051239

Regulation of multicellular organismal process

72

33.82

2.13

GO:0008624

Induction of apoptosis by extracellular signals

5

2.38

2.1

GO:0007399

Nervous system development

84

41.36

2.03

GO:0002376

Immune system process

80

39.37

2.03

GO:0003002

Regionalization

8

3.97

2.02

  1. The number of genes changed in each category was compared with the number of expected occurrences. Only GO classes and parent classes with at least five observations in the selected subset and with an ’observed vs. expected’ ratio of at least two were shown