Table 3.

COG classification of the consistently up-regulated differentially expressed genes

Category	Function	Gene description
Information storage and processing	RNA processing and modification	Transcription elongation regulator Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 3
Metabolism	Amino acid transport and metabolism	Ornithine aminotransferase
Information storage and processing	Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis	Epsin-1 NEDD8-conjugating enzyme UBE2F
Poorly characterized	Function unknown	Synaptic vesicle membrane protein VAT-1-like protein WD repeat-containing protein 5′-tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase Josephin-2 Cornifelin Glycosyltransferase-like protein LARGE2 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose reductase
Cellular processes and signaling	Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport	Platelet glycoprotein