Table 1

Functional categories over-represented in clusters of genes similarly regulated by Hfe-disruption in the liver

Category
Term
n
EASE score

Cluster 1 (284 Affy IDs [248 genes])
     GOTERM_BP
Steroid metabolism
11
1.4 × 10-5
     GOTERM_MF
Mono-oxygenase activity
10
3.7 × 10-5
     GOTERM_MF
UDP glucuronosyltransferase activity
5
2.9 × 10-2
Cluster 3 (218 Affy IDs [196 genes])

No functional category overrepresented


Cluster 4 (145 Affy IDs [139 genes])
     GOTERM_BP
Rhythmic process
6
6.5 × 10-5
     KEGG_PATHWAY
Fatty acid metabolism
7
3.2 × 10-6
     GOTERM_BP
Defense response
14
4.7 × 10-3
     GOTERM_BP
Nitrogen compound metabolism
9
5.6 × 10-3
Cluster 5 (94 Affy IDs [84 genes])
     KEGG_PATHWAY
Glutathione metabolism
8
5.8 × 10-8
     GOTERM_MF
Iron ion binding
8
2.7 × 10-4
Cluster 6 (364 Affy IDs [315 genes])
     SP_PIR_KEYWORDS
Fatty acid metabolism
15
2.5 × 10-14
     SP_PIR_KEYWORDS
Oxidoreductase
31
1.1 × 10-8
     GOTERM_MF
Iron ion binding
19
1.6 × 10-6
     KEGG_PATHWAY
Bile acid biosynthesis
6
1.1 × 10-3
     GOTERM_BP
Cholesterol metabolism
6
3.2 × 10-3
Cluster 8 (219 Affy IDs [209 genes])

No functional category overrepresented



Affymetrix probesets in the different k-means clusters shown in Figure 2 were compared with Affymetrix MG-430 2.0 probe sets for over-representation of gene categories, using the DAVID (Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery) functional annotation tool. The Category column shows the original database/resource from which the terms originate. The Term column indicates enriched terms associated with the gene list. The n column indicates the number of genes involved in the term. The expression analysis systematic explorer (EASE) score is a modified Fisher exact P value [51]. BP, biological processes; GO, Gene Ontology; KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; MF, molecular functions; PIR, Protein Information Resource; UDP, Uridine 5'-diphospho.

Coppin et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R221   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-10-r221