Table 1 Functional biological process-enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes (1.3 folds).

From: Independent control of natural killer cell responsiveness and homeostasis at steady-state by CD11c+ dendritic cells

Rank

Biological processa

Enrichmentb (Fold)

P valuec

Genes present

Processes enriched for down-regulated genes(149 genes)

1

Immune response

3.8

1.4E-4

Cd74, Ang4, Ccl4, Cxcl10, Crtam, Lilrb4, Gp49a, H2-Ab1, Il4ra, Il7r, Ltb, Ncf1, Ccl27a, Tnfsf10

2

Regulation of cell killing

18

1.3E-3

Crtam, Il7r, Lag3, P2rx7

3

Positive regulation of immune system process

4.7

3.7E-3

Cd38, Cd74, Il4ra, Crtam, Il7r, Lag3, P2rx7

5

Lipid transport

5.8

1.1E-2

Atp8a2, Cpt1b, Pltp, Kcnn4, P2rx7

6

Programmed cell death

2.6

2.1E-2

Ahr, Kit, Ltb, Ncf1, Pmaip1, Phlda1, Mrpl41, Ppp1r15a, Tnfsf10

7

Positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process

2.2

3.9E-2

Bcl11b, Cited4, Fos, Jun, Ahr, Hes1, Kit, Ltb, Nr4a2, P2rx7

Processes enriched for up-regulated genes(143 genes)

1

DNA packaging

18

8.6E-13

Asf1b, H2afz, Hells, Hist1h1a, Hist1h1b, Hist1h2ab, Hist1h2bb, Hist1h2bc, Hist1h2bh, Hist1h3g, Hist1h4h, Hist1h4b, Hist1h4c, Hist2h4, Hist1h4f, Hist4h4, Hist2h2ab, Nusap1, Hist1h2bj

2

Cell division

8.6

5.2E-12

Anln, Aspm, Aurkb, Bub1, Bub1b, Cdca7, Cdca8, Cenpe, Ccna2, Ccnb2, Ccne2, Hells, Kif11, Lig1, Nusap1, Plk1, Cks1b, Sgol2, Ube2c

3

Microtubule-based movement

10

1.4E-5

Cenpe, Kif11, Kif15, Kif18b, Kif20a, Kif23, Kif4, Tubb1

4

DNA metabolic process

3.6

4.4E-4

Prim1, Rad51, Clspn, Ccne2, Exo1, Hells, Lig1, Mcm7, Neil3, Pole, Rrm2, Uhrf1

5

Cell proliferation

4.1

3.2E-3

E2f8, Mki67, Aspm, Hells, Itgad, Mcm7, Vpreb1, Uhrf1

  1. aGene ontology for biological processes containing down-regulated genes and up-regulated genes in NK cells from DC-depleted mice for four days enriched relative to presentation that would occur by chance.
  2. b,cEnrichment and P values (from a modified Fisher’s exact test) were calculated with David online software.