Table 4.
Gene ontology analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified in the epididymis compared with those in the ductus deferens.
| Gene ontology | P value | No DEGs |
|---|---|---|
| Biological process | ||
| Cellular movement | ||
| Axoneme assembly | 1.010E-10 | 11 |
| Cilium assembly | 2.519E-10 | 20 |
| Axonemal dynein complex assembly | 4.819E-10 | 9 |
| Cilium organization | 6.731E-10 | 20 |
| Cilium movement | 4.508E-09 | 10 |
| Microtubule bundle formation | 1.425E-08 | 11 |
| Inner dynein arm assembly | 4.214E-06 | 6 |
| Outer dynein arm assembly | 8.743E-05 | 5 |
| Cilium-dependent cell motility | 2.345E-04 | 8 |
| Cilium or flagellum-dependent cell motility | 2.345E-04 | 8 |
| Motile cilium assembly | 8.542E-04 | 5 |
| Microtubule cytoskeleton organization | 5.323E-03 | 16 |
| Microtubule-based process | 1.256E-02 | 19 |
| Microtubule-based movement | 1.271E-02 | 11 |
| Reproduction | ||
| Sperm motility | 7.175E-05 | 8 |
| Flagellated sperm motility | 7.175E-05 | 8 |
| Reproductive process | 1.680E-02 | 19 |
| Reproduction | 1.734E-02 | 19 |
| Metabolic process | ||
| Oxoacid metabolic process | 2.888E-05 | 24 |
| Organic acid metabolic process | 4.011E-05 | 24 |
| Carboxylic acid metabolic process | 6.568E-05 | 23 |
| Dicarboxylic acid metabolic process | 1.126E-03 | 7 |
| Monocarboxylic acid metabolic process | 6.281E-03 | 14 |
| Alpha-amino acid metabolic process | 3.109E-02 | 9 |
| Small molecule metabolic process | 1.085E-05 | 35 |
| Cell organization | ||
| Cell projection organization | 2.987E-06 | 31 |
| Plasma membrane bounded cell projection organization | 1.004E-05 | 30 |
| Organelle assembly | 1.090E-05 | 23 |
| Cellular component assembly | 5.002E-04 | 42 |
| Cellular component biogenesis | 2.977E-03 | 42 |
| Cell projection assembly | 2.132E-08 | 22 |
| Plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly | 1.267E-07 | 21 |
| Cell differentiation | ||
| Multiciliated epithelial cell differentiation | 3.930E-02 | 3 |
| Cellular component | ||
| Cilium | ||
| Cilium | 3.588E-10 | 23 |
| Ciliary part | 5.120E-06 | 16 |
| Motile cilium | 4.639E-05 | 9 |
| Ciliary plasm | 6.388E-04 | 7 |
| Axoneme | 6.388E-04 | 7 |
| Plasma membrane | ||
| Plasma membrane bounded cell projection | 7.367E-06 | 30 |
| Cell projection | 1.020E-05 | 30 |
| Plasma membrane bounded cell projection part | 8.776E-05 | 22 |
| Cell projection part | 8.776E-05 | 22 |
| Plasma membrane bounded cell projection cytoplasm | 1.923E-02 | 7 |
| Photoreceptor inner segment | 4.066E-02 | 4 |