Table 2.

Comparison of conserved versus nematode-specific matrisome genes. Corresponding genes for each category are found in Supplementary Table 1.

Comparison of conserved versus nematode-specific matrisome genes. Corresponding genes for each category are found in Supplementary Table 1.

		Conserved matrisome	Nematode-specific matrisome
		Human to C. elegans orthologues [# found/total (percentage)]	Not found in mammals [# found/total (percentage)]
	Complete matrisome	467/1027 (45%)	252/719 (35%)
Core matrisome	ECM glycoproteins	35/195 (18%)	0/35 (0%)
	Collagens	4/44 (9%)	177/181 (98%)
	Proteoglycans	3/35 (9%)	7/10 (70%)
	Cuticlins	–	12/12 (100%)
	Total	42/274 (15%)	196/238 (82%)
Matrisome-associated	ECM-affiliated proteins	290/171 (170%)	11/301 (4%)
	ECM regulators	97/238 (41%)	31/128 (24%)
	Secreted factors	38/344 (11%)	14/52 (27%)
	Total	425/753 (56%)	56/481 (12%)