TABLE 3.
Enriched GO terms of the DEGs common in drought-tolerant genotypes and drought-susceptible genotypes.
| GO term | Description | Number in input list | Number in BG/Ref | FDR |
| GO:0006464 | Cellular protein modification process | 1,137 | 3,209 | 4.10E-22 |
| GO:0036211 | Protein modification process | 1,137 | 3,209 | 4.10E-22 |
| GO:0043412 | Macromolecule modification | 1,178 | 3,355 | 1.50E-21 |
| GO:0006468 | Protein phosphorylation | 940 | 2,637 | 2.00E-19 |
| GO:0006793 | Phosphorus metabolic process | 1,229 | 3,587 | 1.20E-18 |
| GO:0006796 | Phosphate-containing compound metabolic process | 1,225 | 3,579 | 1.60E-18 |
| GO:0016310 | Phosphorylation | 998 | 2,905 | 1.10E-15 |
| GO:0008037 | Cell recognition | 98 | 181 | 3.40E-12 |
| GO:0009856 | Pollination | 98 | 181 | 3.40E-12 |
| GO:0044706 | Multi-multicellular organism process | 98 | 181 | 3.40E-12 |
| GO:0048544 | Recognition of pollen | 98 | 181 | 3.40E-12 |
| GO:0009875 | Pollen-pistil interaction | 98 | 181 | 3.40E-12 |
| GO:0044702 | Single organism reproductive process | 105 | 202 | 1.30E-11 |
| GO:0032501 | Multicellular organismal process | 113 | 225 | 2.80E-11 |
| GO:0044703 | Multi-organism reproductive process | 105 | 206 | 5.80E-11 |
| GO:0007154 | Cell communication | 435 | 1,193 | 8.90E-11 |
| GO:0022414 | Reproductive process | 109 | 220 | 1.90E-10 |
| GO:0000003 | Reproduction | 109 | 220 | 1.90E-10 |
| GO:0051704 | Multi-organism process | 108 | 218 | 2.20E-10 |
| GO:0008152 | Metabolic process | 5,124 | 17,453 | 1.20E-08 |
| GO:0044699 | Single-organism process | 2,592 | 8,647 | 1.30E-07 |
| GO:0050789 | Regulation of biological process | 992 | 3,152 | 1.60E-06 |
| GO:0065007 | Biological regulation | 1,051 | 3,355 | 1.70E-06 |
| GO:0050794 | Regulation of cellular process | 974 | 3,097 | 2.30E-06 |
| GO:0009765 | Photosynthesis, light harvesting | 23 | 30 | 4.20E-06 |
| GO:0006470 | Protein dephosphorylation | 63 | 128 | 1.20E-05 |
| GO:0010468 | Regulation of gene expression | 569 | 1,758 | 3.40E-05 |
| GO:0044710 | Single-organism metabolic process | 1,757 | 5,879 | 4.20E-05 |
| GO:1901565 | Organonitrogen compound catabolic process | 59 | 121 | 4.20E-05 |
| GO:0051252 | Regulation of RNA metabolic process | 554 | 1,712 | 4.50E-05 |
| GO:0019219 | Regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process | 561 | 1,738 | 5.20E-05 |
| GO:2001141 | Regulation of RNA biosynthetic process | 552 | 1,709 | 5.30E-05 |
| GO:0006355 | Regulation of transcription, DNA-templated | 552 | 1,709 | 5.30E-05 |
| GO:1903506 | Regulation of nucleic acid-templated transcription | 552 | 1,709 | 5.30E-05 |
| GO:0016567 | Protein ubiquitination | 55 | 112 | 6.50E-05 |
| GO:0044237 | Cellular metabolic process | 3,180 | 10,932 | 7.10E-05 |
| GO:0051171 | Regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process | 563 | 1,752 | 7.60E-05 |
| GO:0010556 | Regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process | 557 | 1,734 | 8.20E-05 |
| GO:2000112 | Regulation of cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process | 557 | 1,734 | 8.20E-05 |
| GO:0009889 | Regulation of biosynthetic process | 557 | 1,734 | 8.20E-05 |
| GO:0071704 | Organic substance metabolic process | 3,747 | 12,961 | 8.20E-05 |
| GO:0031326 | Regulation of cellular biosynthetic process | 557 | 1,734 | 8.20E-05 |
| GO:0044763 | Single-organism cellular process | 1,501 | 5,011 | 0.0001 |
| GO:0032446 | Protein modification by small protein conjugation | 55 | 114 | 0.00011 |
| GO:0044711 | Single-organism biosynthetic process | 446 | 1,366 | 0.00013 |
| GO:0009987 | Cellular process | 3,940 | 13,694 | 0.00021 |
| GO:0007165 | Signal transduction | 334 | 999 | 0.00025 |
| GO:0023052 | Signaling | 334 | 999 | 0.00025 |
| GO:0044700 | Single organism signaling | 334 | 999 | 0.00025 |
| GO:0044267 | Cellular protein metabolic process | 1,392 | 4,656 | 0.00027 |
| GO:0070647 | Protein modification by small protein conjugation or removal | 57 | 123 | 0.00029 |
| GO:0016311 | Dephosphorylation | 77 | 180 | 0.00029 |
| GO:0050896 | Response to stimulus | 844 | 2,748 | 0.00038 |
| GO:0060255 | Regulation of macromolecule metabolic process | 579 | 1,834 | 0.00038 |
| GO:0044238 | Primary metabolic process | 3,472 | 12,070 | 0.00052 |
| GO:0006950 | Response to stress | 575 | 1,827 | 0.00058 |
| GO:0019222 | Regulation of metabolic process | 579 | 1,841 | 0.00058 |
| GO:0043648 | Dicarboxylic acid metabolic process | 48 | 102 | 0.00093 |
| GO:0009628 | Response to abiotic stimulus | 49 | 105 | 0.00098 |
| GO:0031323 | Regulation of cellular metabolic process | 564 | 1,800 | 0.0011 |
| GO:0080090 | Regulation of primary metabolic process | 564 | 1,802 | 0.0012 |
| GO:0006952 | Defense response | 342 | 1,056 | 0.003 |
| GO:0044260 | Cellular macromolecule metabolic process | 2,328 | 8,056 | 0.003 |
| GO:0055114 | Oxidation-reduction process | 984 | 3,302 | 0.0068 |
| GO:0009308 | Amine metabolic process | 49 | 113 | 0.0094 |
| GO:0044281 | Small molecule metabolic process | 595 | 1,948 | 0.011 |
| GO:0019538 | Protein metabolic process | 1,629 | 5,612 | 0.013 |
| GO:0043170 | Macromolecule metabolic process | 2,597 | 9,085 | 0.013 |
| GO:0015914 | Phospholipid transport | 19 | 33 | 0.016 |
| GO:0015748 | Organophosphate ester transport | 19 | 33 | 0.016 |
| GO:0006022 | Aminoglycan metabolic process | 24 | 46 | 0.019 |
| GO:0009266 | Response to temperature stimulus | 35 | 77 | 0.027 |
| GO:0009408 | Response to heat | 35 | 77 | 0.027 |
| GO:0006040 | Amino sugar metabolic process | 24 | 47 | 0.027 |
| GO:0044723 | Single-organism carbohydrate metabolic process | 237 | 731 | 0.032 |
| GO:0044283 | Small molecule biosynthetic process | 190 | 573 | 0.032 |
| GO:0034654 | Nucleobase-containing compound biosynthetic process | 709 | 2,372 | 0.032 |
| GO:1901362 | Organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process | 794 | 2,676 | 0.037 |
| GO:0016053 | Organic acid biosynthetic process | 161 | 479 | 0.041 |
| GO:0009066 | Aspartate family amino acid metabolic process | 29 | 62 | 0.043 |
| GO:0009081 | Branched-chain amino acid metabolic process | 14 | 23 | 0.045 |
| GO:0006629 | Lipid metabolic process | 319 | 1,017 | 0.045 |
| GO:0009082 | Branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process | 10 | 14 | 0.045 |
| GO:0051716 | Cellular response to stimulus | 398 | 1,292 | 0.049 |
| GO:0043650 | Dicarboxylic acid biosynthetic process | 8 | 10 | 0.049 |
| GO:0006537 | Glutamate biosynthetic process | 8 | 10 | 0.049 |
| GO:0004674 | Protein serine/threonine kinase activity | 722 | 1,849 | 5.30E-26 |
| GO:0016301 | Kinase activity | 1,072 | 2,982 | 2.10E-23 |
| GO:0004672 | Protein kinase activity | 957 | 2,649 | 7.90E-22 |
| GO:0016773 | Phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor | 1,055 | 2,984 | 1.00E-20 |
| GO:0016740 | Transferase activity | 2,096 | 6,693 | 4.20E-12 |
| GO:0016772 | Transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups | 1,218 | 3,740 | 1.20E-11 |
| GO:0043565 | Sequence-specific DNA binding | 285 | 714 | 1.20E-11 |
| GO:0003700 | Transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding | 364 | 1,021 | 1.50E-07 |
| GO:0001071 | Nucleic acid binding transcription factor activity | 364 | 1,021 | 1.50E-07 |
| GO:0003824 | Catalytic activity | 5,256 | 18,125 | 2.20E-06 |
| GO:0030554 | Adenyl nucleotide binding | 1,753 | 5,820 | 1.10E-05 |
| GO:0032559 | Adenyl ribonucleotide binding | 1,727 | 5,732 | 1.10E-05 |
| GO:0005506 | Iron ion binding | 322 | 927 | 1.80E-05 |
| GO:0016791 | Phosphatase activity | 121 | 299 | 5.00E-05 |
| GO:0042578 | Phosphoric ester hydrolase activity | 159 | 418 | 8.10E-05 |
| GO:0005524 | ATP binding | 1,447 | 4,811 | 0.0001 |
| GO:0016597 | Amino acid binding | 41 | 76 | 0.0001 |
| GO:0004721 | Phosphoprotein phosphatase activity | 71 | 157 | 0.00011 |
| GO:0030246 | Carbohydrate binding | 143 | 375 | 0.00019 |
| GO:0004722 | Protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity | 38 | 70 | 0.00019 |
| GO:0001883 | Purine nucleoside binding | 1,858 | 6,291 | 0.00027 |
| GO:0017076 | Purine nucleotide binding | 1,887 | 6,394 | 0.00027 |
| GO:0032555 | Purine ribonucleotide binding | 1,858 | 6,291 | 0.00027 |
| GO:0032550 | Purine ribonucleoside binding | 1,858 | 6,291 | 0.00027 |
| GO:0032553 | Ribonucleotide binding | 1,884 | 6,388 | 0.0003 |
| GO:0001882 | Nucleoside binding | 1,863 | 6,325 | 0.00042 |
| GO:0032549 | Ribonucleoside binding | 1,862 | 6,322 | 0.00042 |
| GO:0097367 | Carbohydrate derivative binding | 1,898 | 6,451 | 0.00042 |
| GO:0016705 | Oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen | 332 | 1,009 | 0.0013 |
| GO:0043167 | Ion binding | 1,600 | 5,433 | 0.0014 |
| GO:0016491 | Oxidoreductase activity | 1,098 | 3,668 | 0.0018 |
| GO:0010333 | Terpene synthase activity | 47 | 101 | 0.0018 |
| GO:0035639 | Purine ribonucleoside triphosphate binding | 1,578 | 5,370 | 0.0022 |
| GO:0004806 | Triglyceride lipase activity | 36 | 72 | 0.0024 |
| GO:0000166 | Nucleotide binding | 2,207 | 7,659 | 0.0073 |
| GO:0008889 | Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase activity | 11 | 14 | 0.0073 |
| GO:0030247 | Polysaccharide binding | 56 | 132 | 0.0073 |
| GO:0016838 | Carbon-oxygen lyase activity, acting on phosphates | 48 | 109 | 0.0073 |
| GO:1901265 | Nucleoside phosphate binding | 2,207 | 7,659 | 0.0073 |
| GO:0001871 | Pattern binding | 56 | 132 | 0.0073 |
| GO:0051213 | Dioxygenase activity | 136 | 385 | 0.012 |
| GO:0043169 | Cation binding | 1,478 | 5,075 | 0.013 |
| GO:0004012 | Phospholipid-translocating ATPase activity | 19 | 33 | 0.015 |
| GO:0005548 | Phospholipid transporter activity | 19 | 33 | 0.015 |
| GO:0046872 | Metal ion binding | 1,471 | 5,059 | 0.016 |
| GO:0020037 | Heme binding | 284 | 883 | 0.017 |
| GO:0036094 | Small molecule binding | 2,221 | 7,751 | 0.018 |
| GO:0031406 | Carboxylic acid binding | 44 | 103 | 0.026 |
| GO:0016725 | Oxidoreductase activity, acting on CH or CH2 groups | 6 | 6 | 0.028 |
| GO:0048037 | Cofactor binding | 362 | 1,158 | 0.028 |
| GO:0016165 | Linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase activity | 22 | 43 | 0.041 |
| GO:0070402 | NADPH binding | 7 | 8 | 0.043 |
| GO:0016639 | Oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-NH2 group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor | 8 | 10 | 0.048 |