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. 2013 Feb 19;14:110. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-110

Table 2.

Significantly associated GO terms to only cancer-generic or tissue-centric contextual gene sets

GO terms relevant only to cancer-generic
GO terms relevant only to tissue-centric
contextual gene sets contextual gene sets
GO term
Frequency
GO term
Frequency
GO:0007166: cell surface receptor signal transduction
11
GO:0006163: purine nucleotide metabolism
2
GO:0007049: cell cycle
9
GO:0006164: purine nucleotide biosynthesis
2
GO:0006396: RNA processing
7
GO:0006629: lipid metabolism
2
GO:0008283: cell proliferation
7
GO:0009150: purine ribonucleotide metabolism
2
GO:0016070: RNA metabolism
7
GO:0009152: purine ribonucleotide biosynthesis
2
GO:0043207: response to external biotic stimulus
7
GO:0009259: ribonucleotide metabolism
2
GO:0000375: RNA splicing, via transesterification reactions
6
GO:0009260: ribonucleotide biosynthesis
2
GO:0000377: RNA splicing, via transesterification reactions
6
GO:0044255: cellular lipid metabolism
2
GO:0000398: nuclear mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
6
GO:0046148: pigment biosynthesis
2
GO:0006397: mRNA processing
6
GO:0000904: cellular morphogenesis
1
GO:0006959: humoral immune response
6
GO:0006099: tricarboxylic acid cycle
1
GO:0008380: RNA splicing
6
GO:0006119: oxidative phosphorylation
1
GO:0009613: response to pest, pathogen or parasite
6
GO:0006144: purine base metabolism
1
GO:0016071: mRNA metabolism
6
GO:0006188 : IMP biosynthesis
1
GO:0030333: antigen processing
6
GO:0006189: ’de novo’ IMP biosynthesis
1
GO:0000067: DNA replication and chromosome cycle
5
GO:0006510: ATP-dependent proteolysis
1
GO:0000075: cell cycle checkpoint
5
GO:0006554: lysine catabolism
1
GO:0006950: response to stress
5
GO:0006570: tyrosine metabolism
1
GO:0016064: humoral defense mechanism
5
GO:0006582: melanin metabolism
1
GO:0000279: M phase 4 GO:0006583: melanin biosynthesis from tyrosine 1

The frequency indicates the number of contextual gene sets associated with the corresponding GO term. Only 20 most frequent terms are shown for each case.