Table 6.
Gene ontologies for up-regulated processes in BCs versus stromal cells
| Gene category | List hits | EASE score |
| Cell communication | 328 | 7.47E-07 |
| Cellular process | 617 | 1.25E-06 |
| Cell-cell signaling | 79 | 4.71E-06 |
| Response to external stimulus (lymphocytic) | 160 | 1.38E-05 |
| Ion transport | 74 | 4.07E-04 |
| Response to abiotic stimulus (lymphocytic) | 72 | 4.61E-04 |
| Transport | 199 | 8.97E-04 |
| Cation transport | 56 | 1.08E-03 |
| Defense response (lymphocytic) | 95 | 1.09E-03 |
| Metal ion transport | 44 | 1.30E-03 |
| Response to biotic stimulus (lymphocytic) | 101 | 1.35E-03 |
| Development (developmental) | 192 | 1.55E-03 |
| Intracellular receptor-mediated signaling pathway | 8 | 1.72E-03 |
| Organogenesis (developmental) | 108 | 1.98E-03 |
| Cell adhesion | 72 | 2.17E-03 |
| Morphogenesis (developmental) | 118 | 2.98E-03 |
| Synaptic transmission (neurophysiology) | 35 | 3.04E-03 |
| Signal transduction | 238 | 4.29E-03 |
| Transmission of nerve impulse (neurophysiology) | 35 | 5.07E-03 |
| Regulation of blood pressure | 9 | 5.42E-03 |
| Monovalent inorganic cation transport | 36 | 6.29E-03 |
| Steroid hormone receptor signaling pathway | 7 | 6.65E-03 |
| Homeostasis | 17 | 6.77E-03 |
| Cell surface receptor linked signal transduction | 113 | 8.56E-03 |
| Perception of abiotic stimulus (lymphocytic) | 39 | 1.09E-02 |
| Hemostasis | 17 | 1.10E-02 |
| Second-messenger-mediated signaling | 20 | 1.18E-02 |
| Potassium ion transport | 22 | 1.19E-02 |
| Cyclic-nucleotide-mediated signaling | 18 | 1.24E-02 |
| Blood coagulation (coagulation) | 16 | 1.39E-02 |
| Response to chemical substance (lymphocytic) | 31 | 1.45E-02 |
| Heme biosynthesis (erythrocytic) | 5 | 1.48E-02 |
| Gas transport (erythrocytic) | 5 | 2.00E-02 |
| Oxygen transport (erythrocytic) | 5 | 2.00E-02 |
| Neurogenesis (neuronal) | 51 | 2.02E-02 |
| Cell homeostasis | 15 | 2.31E-02 |
| Perception of external stimulus (lymphocytic) | 41 | 2.41E-02 |
| Estrogen receptor signaling pathway | 4 | 2.48E-02 |
| Heme metabolism (erythrocytic) | 5 | 2.61E-02 |
| Homophilic cell adhesion | 16 | 2.74E-02 |
| Pigment biosynthesis (erythrocytic) | 6 | 2.84E-02 |
| Circulation (erythrocytic) | 17 | 2.94E-02 |
| Olfaction | 9 | 3.02E-02 |
| Response to pest/pathogen/parasite (lymphocytic) | 52 | 3.19E-02 |
| Acute-phase response (coagulation) | 6 | 3.43E-02 |
| Skeletal development | 19 | 3.72E-02 |
| Sensory perception | 37 | 3.86E-02 |
| Disaccharide metabolism | 3 | 3.86E-02 |
| Enzyme linked receptor protein signaling pathway | 24 | 3.96E-02 |
| Heart development (heart development) | 6 | 4.09E-02 |
This comparison identified the most number of genes and had the most diverse gene ontologies.