Table 1

Genes upregulated with quiescence

Increased gestation pattern group
Gene symbol
Fold-change at 14 days




Prostaglandin and cortisol synthesis


Hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1
Hsd11b1
10.6
Decidual/trophoblast prolactin-related protein
Dtprp
6.2
Hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 2
Hsd11b2
3.6
Cytochrome P450, 11a
Cyp11a1
2.3
Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1
Ptgs1
2.0



Phospholipase inhibition


Annexin A8
Anxa8
4.4
Annexin A3
Anxa3
3.1
Uteroglobin
Utg
2.7
Calpactin
S100a10
2.5
Annexin A1
Anxa1
2.4
Annexin A2
Anxa2
2.1



Proteolysis and peptidolysis


Kidney-derived aspartic protease-like protein
Kdap
8.2
CTLA-2-beta
Ctla2b
8.1
Cathepsin Z
Ctsz
3.1
Dipeptidase 1
Dpep1
3.1
Procollagen C-proteinase enhancer protein
Pcolce
2.6
Lipocalin 7
Lcn7
2.6



Serine-type endopeptidases


Granzyme G
Gzmg
71.4
Granzyme D
Gzmd
45.7
Granzyme F
Gzmf
40.2
Granzyme E
Gzme
19.8
Granzyme C
Gzmc
10.7
RIKEN cDNA 2210021K23 gene
2210021K23Rik
2.9
Cathepsin G
Ctsg
2.2
Protease, serine, 11 (Igf binding)
Prss11
2.2
Granzyme B
Gzmb
2.1



Protease inhibitors


Tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2
Tfpi2
4.2
Serine protease inhibitor 14
Serpinb9e
3.3
Plasma protease C1 inhibitor
Serping1
2.7



Extracellular matrix remodeling and cell growth


Regulation of cell growth


Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2
Igfbp2
12.4
Interleukin 1 receptor, type II
Il1r2
5.0
Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper
Gilz
3.8
Tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 2
Tnfaip2
3.3
c-Fos induced growth factor
Figf
3.2
Related RAS viral (r-ras) oncogene homolog 2
Rras2
3.0
Cysteine rich protein 2
Crip2
2.9
MORF-related gene X
Morf4l2
2.6
Epithelial membrane protein 1
Emp1
2.5
Four and a half LIM domains 1
Fhl1
2.3
S100 calcium binding protein A6 (calcyclin)
S100a6
2.3
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 6
Igfbp6
2.1
Transforming growth factor, beta 2
Tgfb2
2.0



Integrin-mediated signaling pathway


Secreted phosphoprotein 1
Spp1
17.3
Connective tissue growth factor
Ctgf
2.8
Caveolin, caveolae protein
Cav
2.5
Ras homolog gene family, member A2
Arha
2.4



Structural constituent of cytoskeleton


Gelsolin
Gsn
2.4
Tropomyosin 4
Tpm4
3.1
Tubulin, beta 2
Tubb2
2.2



Extracellular matrix structural constituent


Microfibrillar associated protein 5
Mfap5-pending
6.9
Elastin
Eln
3.1
Procollagen, type XI, alpha 1
Col11a1
3.0
Fibromodulin
Fmod
2.4
Fibrillin 1
Fbn1
2.3
Procollagen, type V, alpha 2
Col5a2
2.2
Laminin, gamma 1
Lamc1
2.2
Procollagen, type I, alpha 2
Col1a2
2.2



G-protein signaling


Guanylate cyclase activator 2b
Guca2b
15.2
Chemokine orphan receptor 1
Cmkor1
5.0
Adrenomedullin
Adm
2.0
Guanine nucleotide binding protein, gamma 11
Gng11
2.0



Transcriptional regulation


Secreted frizzled-related sequence protein 4
Sfrp4
4.2
Kruppel-like factor 4
Klf4
3.0
C/EBP delta
Cebpd
2.3
Inhibitor of DNA binding 1
Idb1
2.1
X-box binding protein 1
Xbp1
2.0
Kruppel-like factor 2
Klf2
2.0

Only upregulated genes with a relative fold-change of 2 or more versus non-pregnant mice at 14.5 days gestation and linked to biological categories highlighted by the expression analysis are shown. Full gene lists can be obtained online (see Additional data file 6).

Salomonis et al. Genome Biology 2005 6:R12   doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-2-r12