Table 2. List of biological processes and number of gene transcripts within each biological process, divided to daytime and night-time.
All biological processes were found with FDR p < 0.05.
| # gene transcripts | Biological process | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime (11:00) | ||
| Alpha-amino acid metabolic process | 13 | Amino Acid Synthesis |
| Alpha-amino acid catabolic process | 9 | |
| Cellular amino acid catabolic process | 10 | |
| Carboxylic acid catabolic process | 11 | Metabolism |
| Dicarboxylic acid metabolic process | 6 | |
| SMAD protein complex assembly | 4 | SMAD signaling |
| I-SMAD binding | 4 | |
| R-SMAD binding | 4 | |
| Cartilage development | 10 | Cartilage and Bone Biogenesis |
| Donnective tissue development* | 7 | |
| Night-time (23:00) | ||
| Translational initiation | 12 | Ribosomal Metabolism |
| Large ribosomal subunit | 9 | |
| Ribosome | 12 | |
| Cytosolic large ribosomal subunit | 8 | |
| Translational elongation | 10 | |
| Cytosolic ribosome | 9 | |
| Translational termination | 9 | |
| Ribosomal subunit | 10 | |
| Structural constituent of ribosome | 9 | |
| Nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process | 10 | |
| mRNA catabolic process | 10 | |
| Protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum | 10 | Peptide Synthesis Modification Processing |
| SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane | 9 | |
| Protein targeting to ER | 9 | |
| Cotranslational protein targeting to membrane | 9 | |
| Establishment of protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum | 9 | |
| Mitochondrial inner membrane | 11 | ATP synthesis & Oxidative Phosphorylation |
| Respiratory chain | 6 | |
| Respiratory electron transport chain | 7 | |
| Electron transport chain | 7 | |
| Mitochondrial ATP synthesis coupled electron transport | 5 | |
| ATP synthesis coupled electron transport | 5 | |
Notes.
*
p = 0.068.