Table 1.
The 30 most up-regulated differentially expressed genes in the uterus of layers compared to non-layers.
| Gene Name | Gene Description | Fold Change |
|---|---|---|
| OC-116 | ovocleidin-116 | 174.00 |
| OTOP2 | otopetrin 2 | 15.11 |
| TSKU | tsukushi, small leucine rich proteoglycan | 9.85 |
| PRKG2 | protein kinase, cGMP-dependent, type II | 9.47 |
| SGK1 | serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 | 8.00 |
| TC2N | tandem C2 domains, nuclear | 6.95 |
| NEU4 | sialidase 4 | 6.76 |
| GADL1 | glutamate decarboxylase like 1 | 6.62 |
| FGF1 | fibroblast growth factor 1 | 5.63 |
| LYZ | lysozyme (renal amyloidosis) | 5.45 |
| RUBCNL | RUN and cysteine rich domain containing beclin 1 interacting protein like | 5.09 |
| GAL3ST2 | galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 2 | 4.92 |
| WSCD2 | WSC domain containing 2 | 4.76 |
| NIPAL1 | NIPA like domain containing 1 | 4.52 |
| LOC427491 | C2 calcium-dependent domain containing 4C-like | 4.43 |
| ROS1 | ROS proto-oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase | 4.29 |
| PHGDH | phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase | 4.21 |
| SLC5A9 | solute carrier family 5 member 9 | 4.17 |
| FST | follistatin | 4.05 |
| FXYD2 | FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 2 | 4.01 |
| MCMDC2 | minichromosome maintenance domain containing 2 | 3.97 |
| ALDH1L2 | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member L2 | 3.87 |
| DIO2 | deiodinase, iodothyronine type II | 3.87 |
| ATP2B2 | ATPase plasma membrane Ca2 + transporting 2 | 3.83 |
| NPDC1 | neural proliferation, differentiation and control 1 | 3.69 |
| GNRHR | gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor | 3.65 |
| SRM | spermidine synthase | 3.64 |
| OSTN | osteocrin | 3.63 |
| NTN3 | netrin 1 | 3.49 |
| OVST | ovostatin | 3.45 |
Transcripts from uteri of layers and non-layers were aligned to chicken genome and mapped genes with at least 2-fold change difference and Benjamini Hochberg q-value < 0.05 were considered differentially expressed.