Table 5.
Gene ontologies for up-regulated processes in BCs versus endothelial cells
| Gene category | List hits | EASE score |
| Development (developmental) | 84 | 2.10E-05 |
| Oxygen transport (erythrocytic) | 6 | 2.14E-05 |
| Gas transport (erythrocytic) | 6 | 2.14E-05 |
| Heme biosynthesis (erythrocytic) | 5 | 2.88E-04 |
| Heme metabolism (erythrocytic) | 5 | 5.56E-04 |
| Morphogenesis (developmental) | 51 | 6.08E-04 |
| Organogenesis (developmental) | 46 | 9.55E-04 |
| Porphyrin biosynthesis (erythrocytic) | 5 | 9.66E-04 |
| Porphyrin metabolism (erythrocytic) | 5 | 1.55E-03 |
| Transport | 77 | 1.89E-03 |
| Pigment biosynthesis (erythrocytic) | 5 | 2.83E-03 |
| Pigment metabolism (erythrocytic) | 5 | 4.70E-03 |
| Pigmentation (erythrocytic) | 5 | 5.46E-03 |
| Hemostasis | 9 | 9.09E-03 |
| Learning and/or memory | 4 | 1.67E-02 |
| Skeletal development (developmental) | 10 | 1.69E-02 |
| Response to chemical substance | 14 | 1.87E-02 |
| Blood coagulation (coagulation) | 8 | 2.05E-02 |
| Hearing | 7 | 2.16E-02 |
| Perception of sound | 7 | 2.29E-02 |
| Synaptic transmission (neurophysiology) | 14 | 2.69E-02 |
| Ion transport | 26 | 3.17E-02 |
| Cell-cell signaling | 25 | 3.20E-02 |
| Cellular process | 204 | 3.21E-02 |
| Transmission of nerve impulse (neurophysiology) | 14 | 3.36E-02 |
| Response to abiotic stimulus (lymphocytic) | 25 | 3.88E-02 |
| Cartilage condensation | 3 | 3.89E-02 |
| Circulation | 8 | 4.64E-02 |
| Coenzyme and prosthetic group metabolism | 9 | 4.98E-02 |
This comparison did not identify as many genes because of their similar origin and thus fewer gene ontologies. However, it did identify more erythrocytic processes than the other comparisons.