Table 1.

Partial list of known marker genes identified in this study.

Gene symbol	Gene description	Biological process	Group	Xenopus Unigene ID	References
AMY2A	amylase, alpha 2A; pancreatic	digestion	P	Xl.21603	Horb et al., 2002
CEL	carboxyl ester lipase (bile salt-stimulated lipase)	digestion	P	Xl.24591	Sogame et al., 2003
CLDN6	claudin 6	cell adhesion	P	Xl.4725	Park et al., 2007
CPA1	carboxypeptidase A1 (pancreatic)	digestion	P	Xl.26019	Kelly and
DNASE1	deoxyribonuclease I	digestion	P	Xl.932	Sogame et al., 2003
ELA1	elastase 1, pancreatic	digestion	P	Xl.24478	Horb et al., 2002
ELA2A	elastase 2A	digestion	P	Xl.23779	Sogame et al., 2003
HLXB9	homeo box HB9	transcription	P	Xl.286	Chen et al., 2004
INS	insulin	signal transduction	P	Xl.817	Kelly and Melton, 2000;
PDIA2	protein disulfide isomerase-associated 2		P	Xl.24424	Sogame et a
PRSS2	protease, serine, 2 (trypsin 2)	digestion	P	Xl.119	Horb et al., 2002
A2M	alpha-2-macroglobulin	transport	L	Xl.24285	Park et al., 2007
ALB	albumin	transport	L	Xl.395	Zorn and Mason, 2001
AMBP	alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin precursor	anti-inflammatory response	L	Xl.26215	Zorn and Mason, 2001
BF	B-factor, properdin	complement activation	L	Xl.5152	Park et al., 2007
FGG	fibrinogen, gamma polypeptide	blood coagulation	L	Xl.5168	Zorn and Mason, 2001
HHEX	hematopoietically expressed homeobox	transcription	L	Xl.225	Zorn and Mason, 2001
KNG1	kininogen 1	blood coagulation	L	Xl.10766	Park et al., 2007
TBX2	T-box 2	transcription	L	Xl.931	Park et al., 2007
TF	transferrin	transport	L	Xl.534	Zorn and Mason, 2001
ATP4B	ATPase, H+/K+ exchanging, beta polypeptide	transport	S	Xl.241	unpublished
CTSE	cathepsin E	proteolysis and peptidolysis	S	Xl.35410	unpublished
STARD10	START domain containing 10	transport	S	Xl.2843	Park et al., 2007
SOX2	SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2	transcription	S	Xl.188	Park et al., 2007
XBP1	X-box binding protein 1	transcription	PL	Xl.4624	Park et al., 2007
PAX6	paired box gene 6 (aniridia, keratitis)	transcription	PS	Xl.647	Kelly and Melton, 2000