Table 3. Genes most differentially expressed between the 2 stages of fiber development.
| Gene annotation | Total contigs | No. contigs | No. contigs |
| 10 dpa vs 22 dpa | 22 dpa vs 10 dpa | ||
| 10>22 dpa | |||
| 60S ribosomal protein | 307 | 68 | 1 |
| 40S ribosomal protein | 200 | 49 | 0 |
| Lipid transfer protein | 119 | 11 | 1 |
| GTP binding protein | 92 | 11 | 0 |
| proteasome | 67 | 11 | 0 |
| Histone (includes histone deacetylase | 66 | 11 | 0 |
| Alpha-expansin | 65 | 8 | 0 |
| proteasome (includes alpha and beta) | 53 | 11 | 0 |
| NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase | 41 | 9 | 1 |
| 14-3-3 protein | 29 | 9 | 0 |
| profilin | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 24-sterol c-methyltransferase | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 22>10 dpa | |||
| beta tubulins (include annotation « beta chain ») | 143 | 1 | 10 |
| cellulose synthase | 116 | 0 | 11 |
| proline-rich protein | 81 | 0 | 5 |
| endosomal protein | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| vacuolar H+-translocating inorganic pyrophosphatase | 36 | 0 | 6 |
| sucrose synthase* | 22 | 0 | 8 |
*
Brill, et al. [72] reported 4 isoforms, A–D, ‘new ‘C isoform with highest level at SCW synthesis stage, which corresponded (best blast hits) to 2 of the contigs, Contig_19300_bb and Contig_56175_bb, which had the highest differential 22>10, with 67 and 103-fold.