Table 1. Functional categories of differentially expressed genes.
| Category | Total | Act | Dor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesion molecule | 6 | 5 (3.4%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Apoptosis/antiapoptosis | 4 | 2 (1.3%) | 2 (2.5%) |
| Cell cycle | 13 | 9 (6.0%) | 4 (5.0%) |
| Cell signaling | 38 | 24 (16.1%) | 14 (17.5%) |
| Chaperoning pathway | 4 | 4 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Chromatin remodeling | 7 | 6 (4.0%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Cytoarchitecture | 8 | 7 (4.7%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Genome stability | 3 | 3 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Ion transport/ion channel | 8 | 6 (4.0%) | 2 (2.5%) |
| Metabolism | 18 | 13 (8.7%) | 5 (6.3%) |
| Mitochondrial function | 3 | 2 (1.3%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Posttranscriptional modification | 5 | 5 (3.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Protein modification | 6 | 4 (2.7%) | 2 (2.5%) |
| Protein/amino acid transport | 5 | 4 (2.7%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Proteolysis | 6 | 4 (2.7%) | 2 (2.5%) |
| Transcriptional regulation | 13 | 10 (6.7%) | 3 (3.8%) |
| Translation machinery | 7 | 5 (3.4%) | 2 (2.5%) |
| Others | 3 | 3 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Unknown | 72 | 33 (22.1%) | 39 (48.8%) |
| Total | 229 | 149 | 80 |
The number of genes assigned to a functional category and their prevalence (%) with respect to the total number of differentially expressed genes in activated (Act) or dormant (Dor) blastocysts are shown.