TABLE 2.
Overrepresented gene categories for K-means clustersa
| Group | Overrepresented gene categories |
|---|---|
| K1 | Protein biosynthesis, small-GTPase-mediated signal transduction, calcium ion transport, protein folding |
| K2 | rRNA processing, transcription, ribosome biogenesis, purine nucleotide biosynthesis, cell adhesion, amino acid metabolism |
| K3 | Protein biosynthesis, glycolysis |
| K4 | Translation initiation factor activity, protein biosynthesis, carbohydrate transport, oligopeptide transport, cell cycle |
| K5 | Tricarboxylic acid cycle, glycolysis, fatty acid biosynthesis, anion transport, GTP biosynthesis, UTP biosynthesis, protein nucleus import |
| K6 | Chitin synthase activity, proton transport |
| K7 | Signal transduction, actin-binding activity |
| K8 | Ion channel activity |
| K9 | Amino acid transport, intracellular protein transport, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, calcium ion-binding activity, signal transducer activity |
| K10 | Chromosome organization and biogenesis |
A functional category was considered overrepresented if its statistical association with its presence in the cluster was significant (P < 0.05) (see Fig. 2).