Table 2. Protein groups analyzed, their sizes and sources.

Groups	Number of proteins	Source
Transcription factors	43	[26]; Proteins containing known DNA-binding domains (see Methods).
CCCH zinc fingers	16	Proteins containing CCCH domains (See Methods).
mRNA decay	30	[13]
Kinases	65	[36]
Cell invasion	87	[37]
Sexual development	246	[37]
Protein metabolism	849	[37]
Macromolecule biosynthesis	590	[37]
mRNA processing	149	[37]
RNA splicing	211	[37]
Protein transport	282	[37]
Ion transporter activity	491	[37]
Structural constituent of ribosome	124	[37]
Structural molecule activity	108	[38]
Chromatin assembly	92	[38]