Table 1 Nine candidate factors identified by EBSeq analysis. Sequencing data is reported as the normalized read counts averaged among technical replicates for each cell line. References refer to previous studies supporting the role of the candidate factor in oncogenesis and/or macrophage behavior

Anti-Mullerian Hormone

AMH

3.72

4.73

11.70

15.95

30.91

[45, 46]

C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 11

CXCL11

0.65

1.06

0.75

3.36

9.22

[47, 48]

Epithelial Mitogen

EPGN

0.00

0.00

0.21

2.97

34.75

[49, 50]

Family with Sequence Similarity 3 Member C

FAM3C

3410.94

5751.98

4598.91

7852.69

10,933.33

[51]

Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

GDNF

0.00

0.00

0.16

0.00

47.86

[52]

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

LIF

87.28

586.30

616.71

1515.45

1895.35

[28, 53]

Transforming Growth Factor Alpha

TGFA

7.34

586.50

870.77

1035.11

5681.16

[49, 50]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Protein 2

TNFAIP2

2222.38

3571.95

3406.09

5590.16

8712.42

[54, 55]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 12

TNFSF12

2.60

0.56

20.68

27.71

104.14

[56,57,58]