Table 2.

GO and classification of associated molecular functions of AS genes and non-AS genes

Molecular function	AS genes		Non-AS genes
	GO term count	%	GO term count	%
Binding	100	21.0	1936	22.3
Catalytic activity	76	16.0	1253	14.4
Nucleotide binding	54	11.3	1059	12.2
Transferase activity	52	10.9	1049	12.1
Hydrolase activity	44	9.2	843	9.7
Protein binding	32	6.7	539	6.2
Kinase activity	31	6.5	546	6.3
DNA binding	25	5.3	396	4.6
Nucleic acid binding	13	2.7	220	2.5
Structural molecule activity	13	2.7	251	2.9
Transporter activity	13	2.7	308	3.5
RNA binding	11	2.3	141	1.6
Others	12	2.5	145	1.7
Total	476		8686