Table II.
Distinct Mitf isoform transcriptomes: functional classes of unique gene setsa
| Unique to Mitf-mc Category | Number | Unique to Mitf-e Category | Number | Unique to Mitf-a Category | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell growth and/or maintenance | 15 | Protein metabolism | 6 | Signal transduction | 12 |
| Protein metabolism | 14 | Cell growth and/or maintenance | 5 | Cell growth and/or maintenance | 11 |
| Biosynthesis | 9 | Catabolism | 4 | Protein metabolism | 10 |
| Nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism | 8 | Cell adhesion | 3 | Phosphorus metabolism | 7 |
| Signal transduction | 7 | Signal transduction | 3 | Nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism | 4 |
| Phosphorus metabolism | 6 | Unclassified | 18 | Organogenesis | 4 |
| Response to external stimulus | 6 | Response to external stimulus | 4 | ||
| Catabolism | 4 | Cell adhesion | 3 | ||
| Immune response | 3 | Electron transport | 3 | ||
| Response to stress | 3 | Unclassified | 29 | ||
| Unclassified | 20 |
a
Genes unique to individual isoforms grouped in functional categories using the EASE gene ontogeny software program.