Table 1

A selection of identified relevant clusters in the set of differentially expressed genes between metastatic and localized prostate cancer

Cluster
Number of genes
Descriptive concepts

Up-regulated


     A
24
Kinetochores; mitosis; anaphase-promoting complex
     B
5
Nuclear proteins; tumor markers, biological
     C
3
Unfolded protein response



Down-regulated


     A
7
Complement system proteins
     B
7
Calponin; smooth muscle myosins
     C
4
Myosin phosphatase; smooth muscle (tissue)
     D
7
Extracellular matrix proteins
     E
5
Transcription factor; proto-oncogene proteins c-fos
     F
4
Cyclin-dependent kinases
     G
3
Melanosomes; membrane protein traffic; exocytosis
     H
5
Membrane transport proteins; symporter

The most descriptive concepts are shown as given by the Anni annotation view. The two left-most columns depict how many genes in the cluster were either up- or down-regulated in metastasized prostate cancer.

Jelier et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R96   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-6-r96