Table 4.

Inferred biological functions of LSTs.

Cluster	LSTs	Function Inference
LIVR	5BP (ncRNA) 237NG 39NG 266NG	Involved in glycerophospholipid/fatty acid metabolism, cell signaling and protein trafficking in epithelial cells. 39NG possibly plays a role in DNA repair processes in response to DNA damage. Responsive to differences in pre-partum plane of nutrition at time-points +1, +14 after onset of lactation (Figures 2 and 4).
PLAC	104JE 22JE (ncRNA) 34FL	Preferential expression in placentome; involved in immune response, acute phase and inflammatory processes. 34FL is a pre-term and term placentome-specific SSLP-1 glycoprotein, possibly involved with PAG2 and PTGS2 in the final events before parturition at the feto-maternal interface.
THYM	383NG 21PW	Preferentially expressed in thymus and may play a role in immune system development and cell-proliferation. 21PW may play a role in gene activation in fetal thymus development.