Table 2

Gene ontologies for up-regulated processes in BCs versus ESCs

Gene category
List hits
EASE score

Oxygen transport (erythrocytic)
6
1.69E-09
Gas transport (erythrocytic)
6
1.69E-09
Transcription from Pol II promoter
7
1.64E-02
Regulation of transcription from Pol II promoter
5
2.38E-02
Development (developmental)
15
2.56E-02

EASE analysis of up-regulated genes in BCs identified biologically relevant themes, such as oxygen and gas transport, and development.

Lu et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R240   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r240