Table 3 Pathways affected by hypermethylation of genes in cloned relative to IVF at 2-cell, 8-cell and blastocyst stage embryos.

From: Global DNA methylation profiles of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) preimplantation embryos produced by handmade cloning and in vitro fertilization

Pathways affected by hypermethylation

No. of genes

P value

FDR

2-cell stage

Integrin signalling pathway (P00034)

162

7.13E−05

5.95E−03

Inflammation mediated by chemokine and cytokine signaling pathway (P00031)

197

5.62E−04

3.13E−02

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor pathway (P06664)

193

8.59E−04

3.59E−02

PDGF signaling pathway (P00047)

120

2.15E−03

7.20E−02

CCKR signaling map (P06959)

140

2.28E−03

6.35E−02

Endothelin signaling pathway (P00019)

73

4.51E−03

1.08E−01

Apoptosis signaling pathway (P00006)

106

5.45E−03

1.14E−01

Ras Pathway (P04393)

62

1.13E−02

2.10E−01

Angiogenesis (P00005)

129

1.36E−02

2.27E−01

Wnt signaling pathway (P00057)

200

1.56E−02

2.36E−01

T cell activation (P00053)

72

2.19E−02

3.04E−01

EGF receptor signaling pathway (P00018)

111

2.35E−02

3.02E−01

B cell activation (P00010)

58

2.63E−02

3.14E−01

Heterotrimeric G-protein signaling pathway-Gq alpha and Go alpha mediated pathway (P00027)

91

3.82E−02

4.25E−01

Histamine H1 receptor mediated signaling pathway (P04385)

39

3.90E−02

4.07E−01

8-cell stage

Angiogenesis (P00005)

165

4.38E−04

3.65E−02

Integrin signalling pathway (P00034)

177

5.97E−04

3.33E−02

PDGF signaling pathway (P00047)

139

1.99E−03

8.32E−02

CCKR signaling map (P06959)

158

4.36E−03

1.46E−01

Wnt signaling pathway (P00057)

236

8.09E−03

2.25E−01

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor pathway (P06664)

207

1.27E−02

3.02E−01

Alzheimer diseasE−presenilin pathway (P00004)

110

1.59E−02

3.32E−01

Ras Pathway (P04393)

69

1.98E−02

3.67E−01

EGF receptor signaling pathway (P00018)

127

3.11E−02

5.19E−01

Endothelin signaling pathway (P00019)

76

3.49E−02

5.30E−01

Apoptosis signaling pathway (P00006)

113

3.63E−02

5.05E−01

Oxytocin receptor mediated signaling pathway (P04391)

59

4.03E−02

5.17E−01

PI3 kinase pathway (P00048)

56

4.48E−02

5.34E−01

Oxidative stress response (P00046)

56

4.48E−02

4.99E−01

5HT2 type receptor mediated signaling pathway (P04374)

67

4.72E−02

4.93E−01

Blastocyst stage

Inflammation mediated by chemokine and cytokine signaling pathway (P00031)

156

8.20E−05

6.85E−03

Wnt signaling pathway (P00057)

168

2.71E−04

1.51E−02

Endothelin signaling pathway (P00019)

62

4.57E−04

1.91E−02

Heterotrimeric G-protein signaling pathway-Gq alpha and Go alpha mediated pathway (P00027)

83

4.92E−04

1.64E−02

Integrin signalling pathway (P00034)

115

9.68E−04

2.69E−02

Blood coagulation (P00011)

44

2.10E−03

5.00E−02

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway (P00044)

66

2.52E−03

5.25E−02

PDGF signaling pathway (P00047)

90

3.24E−03

6.02E−02

Angiogenesis (P00005)

102

4.10E−03

6.85E−02

DNA replication (P00017)

4

5.33E−03

8.09E−02

Ionotropic glutamate receptor pathway (P00037)

39

5.61E−03

7.81E−02

Heterotrimeric G-protein signaling pathway-Gi alpha and Gs alpha mediated pathway (P00026)

99

7.23E−03

9.29E−02

Alzheimer diseasE−amyloid secretase pathway (P00003)

45

8.11E−03

9.67E−02

EGF receptor signaling pathway (P00018)

86

1.19E−02

1.32E−01

Nicotine pharmacodynamics pathway (P06587)

28

1.28E−02

1.34E−01

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor pathway (P06664)

134

1.31E−02

1.29E−01

Metabotropic glutamate receptor group I pathway (P00041)

21

1.37E−02

1.27E−01

Alzheimer disease-presenilin pathway (P00004)

73

1.44E−02

1.27E−01

Histamine H1 receptor mediated signaling pathway (P04385)

32

1.57E−02

1.31E−01

Metabotropic glutamate receptor group III pathway (P00039)

46

1.98E−02

1.58E−01

Cadherin signaling pathway (P00012)

70

3.19E−02

2.42E−01

5HT2 type receptor mediated signaling pathway (P04374)

45

3.34E−02

2.42E−01

Axon guidance mediated by netrin (P00009)

26

3.51E−02

2.44E−01

Oxytocin receptor mediated signaling pathway (P04391)

39

3.64E−02

2.43E−01

Insulin/IGF pathway-protein kinase B signaling cascade (P00033)

27

4.45E−02

2.86E−01

B cell activation (P00010)

42

4.73E−02

2.92E−01

Plasminogen activating cascade (P00050)

17

4.94E−02

2.95E−01