. 2021 Jan 30;12(2):203. doi: 10.3390/genes12020203

Table 4.

List of top 10 differentially expressed genes across the three breeds sampled (Merino, Dohne, and Poll Dorset) and ejaculates of varying quality.

Gene	logFC	Reference
Dohne vs. Merino
Mevalonate Kinase (MVK) ^A	2.16	[29]
Tensin 3 (TNS3) ^A	−1.82	[30]
5′-Aminolevulinate Synthase 1 (ALAS1) ^A	1.31	[31]
Cellular Communication Network Factor 1 (CCN1) ^A	−2.17	[32]
Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA) ^A	2.33	[33]
Ribosomal RNA Processing 15 Homolog (RRP15) ^A	−2.57	[34]
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Delta (PPARD) ^B	1.47	[35]
Mediator Complex Subunit 6 (MED6) ^A	−1.35	[36]
Capping Protein Regulator And Myosin 1 Linked (CARMIL1) ^A	1.26	[37]
Fibronectin Leucine Rich Transmembrane Protein 2 (FLRT2) ^A	−2.08	[38]
Merino vs. Poll Dorset
ATPase Sarcoplasmic/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca²⁺ Transporting 3 (ATP2A3) ^A	−2.59	[39]
Solute Carrier Family 35 Member A5 (SLC35A5) ^A	1.12	[40]
BLOC-1 Related Complex Subunit 5 (BORCS5) ^A	2.08	[41]
Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA) ^B	−2.64	[42]
Keratin 4 (KRT4) ^B	−1.78	[43]
Family With Sequence Similarity 210 Member B (FAM210B) ^B	−1.47	[44]
NTPase KAP Family P-Loop Domain Containing 1 (NKPD1) ^B	2.89	[45]
Integral Membrane Protein 2C (ITM2C) ^A	−3.05	[46]
Annexin A2 (ANAX2) ^A	−1.46	[47]
Solute Carrier Family 2 Member 3 (SLC2A3) ^A	−2.98	[48]
Dohne vs. Poll Dorset
Peptidase Domain Containing Associated With Muscle Regeneration 1 (PAMR1) ^B	−2.56	[49]
Lymphocyte Antigen 6 Family Member E (LY6E) ^A	−1.33	[50]
Arginine And Glutamate Rich 1 (ARGLU1) ^B	1.64	[51]
Cysteine Dioxygenase Type 1 (CDO1) ^B	2.10	[52]
Valyl-TRNA Synthetase 2, Mitochondrial (VARS2) ^A	−2.13	[53]
Tumor Protein P53 Inducible Protein 11 (TP53I11) ^A	2.15	[54]
DNA Polymerase Kappa (POLK) ^A	1.65	[55]
F-Box And Leucine Rich Repeat Protein 14 (FBXL14) ^B	−1.25	[56]
Mannosidase Alpha Class 1A Member 1 (MAN1A1) ^A	−2.26	[57]
Chintase 3 Like 1 (CHI3L1) ^A	−2.29	[58]
Ejaculate Quality Contrast
Kallikrein Related Peptidase 12 (KLK12) ^B	2.65	[59]
SPEM Family Member 2 (SPEM2) ^A	−2.46	[60]
Lysophospholipase 1 (LYPLA1) ^A	−2.31	[61]
Troponin C1, Slow Skeletal And Cardiac Type (TNNC1) ^B	−2.23	[62]
LYR Motif Containing 4 (LYRM4) ^B	−1.97	[63]
Major Facilitator Superfamily Domain Containing 9 (MFSD9) ^A	−1.63	[64]
3-Oxoacid CoA-Transferase 2 (OXCT2) ^A	−1.88	[65]
Small Lysine Rich Protein 1 (SMKR1) ^B	−1.96	[66]
Family With Sequence Similarity 57 Member A (FAM57A) ^A	−1.72	[67]
Serglycin (SRGN) ^A	2.38	[68]

Note: The genes with a superscript ^A are associated with fertility and embryonic development and genes with superscript ^B are associated with production performance and carcass traits; logFC: log fold change.