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. 2022 Oct 7;17(10):e0275031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275031

Table 5. Genetic ontology (GO) of biologic process and function and KEGG and REACTOME data banks pathway analysis associated to the seventeen target genes related to at least two miRNAs.

Biologic Processes p-value Molecular Functions p-value
Intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to damage by p53 class mediator 4.2x10-6 Protein tyrosine/serine/threonine phosphatase activity 1.7x10-4
Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway 1.6x10-4 SMAD binding 1.9x10-3
Positive regulation of fat cell differentiation 5.4x10-4 Protein serine/threonine kinase activity 2.8x10-3
Non-canonical Wnt signaling pathway 1.3x10-3 TGF-β binding 5.1x10-3
Cellular response to TGF-β stimulus 1.5x10-3 Neuropeptide hormone activity 5.5x10-3
Regulation of apoptotic process 2.5x10-3 Protein tyrosine kinase activity 8.6x10-3
Pathway-restricted SMAD protein phosphorylation 4.6x10-3 Protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity 0.01
TGF-β signaling pathway 7.3x10-3 G-protein coupled receptor activity 0.02
Retinoic acid metabolic process 8.1x10-3 Phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphatase activity 0.03
Regulation of cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity 0.01 Wnt-activated receptor activity 0.03
Positive regulation of inflammatory response 0.01 Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase binding 0.03
Activation of MAPK activity 0.02
Positive regulation of angiogenesis 0.02
VEGF signaling pathway 0.02
KEGG Pathways p-value REACTOME Pathways p-value
Insulin signaling pathway 5.5x10-4 Transcriptional activity of SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer 1.7x10-5
Steroid hormone biosynthesis 2.2x10-3 Signaling TGF-β Family members 4.1x10-5
Erbb signaling pathway 3.6x10-3 Signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases 2.0x10-4
Retinol metabolism 3.9x10-3 Signaling by VEGF 1.9x10-3
MAPK signaling pathway 5.7x10-3 MAP2K and MAPK activation 2.9x10-3
Inositol phosphate metabolism 6.2x10-3 Negative regulation of MAPK pathway 0.01
TGF-β signaling pathway 9.6x10-3 TGF-β receptor signaling activates SMADs 0.02
Adipocytokine signaling pathway 0.03 Insulin receptor recycling 0.04

Biologic Process and Functions and Pathways described were selected based on their potential to be related to PCOS physiopathology.