Table 2 Gene ontology enrichment analysis (getgo.russelllab.org) of proteins highly enriched in ciliary mutant smEVs.

From: Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins modulate the release of bioactive extracellular vesicles

EV sample

Term

Signalling pathway

Fisher-C-PV

Bbs4−/− smEVs

GO:0090090

Negative regulation of canonical Wnt signalling pathway

6.005 × 10−07

GO:0090263

Positive regulation of canonical Wnt signalling pathway

1.099 × 10−06

GO:0048011

Neurotrophin TRK receptor signalling pathway

0.002384

GO:0048013

Ephrin receptor signalling pathway

0.00912

GO:0007179

Transforming growth factor-beta receptor signalling pathway

0.01076

GO:0007173

Epidermal growth factor receptor signalling pathway

0.02680

Bbs6−/− smEVs

GO:0090263

Positive regulation of canonical Wnt signalling pathway

2.093 × 10−05

GO:0090090

Negative regulation of canonical Wnt signalling pathway

7.957 × 10−04

GO:0048013

Ephrin receptor signalling pathway

0.00113

GO:0097193

Intrinsic apoptotic signalling pathway

0.00165

GO:0007229

Integrin-mediated signalling pathway

0.00232

GO:0048011

Neurotrophin TRK receptor signalling pathway

0.00881

GO:0048010

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signalling pathway

0.02178

GO:0030512

Negative regulation of transforming growth factor-beta receptor signalling pathway

0.04295

GO:0007173

Epidermal growth factor receptor signalling pathway

0.04805

  1. All signalling pathways identified under biological processes are listed. In both sets of ciliary mutant smEVs, Wnt-related signalling pathways were the most significantly enriched.