Table 2 Enrichment of KEGG pathway for differentially expressed genes between treatment with 3.75‰ and the control in C. auriculatum.

From: Transcriptome analyses revealed molecular responses of Cynanchum auriculatum leaves to saline stress

Pathway ID

Pathway Name

Enriched genes

P value

Q value

Up-regulated genes in treatment with 3.75‰

ko00500

Starch and sucrose metabolism

411

9.76E-12

1.30E-09

ko04075

Plant hormone signal transduction

418

2.73E-11

1.82E-09

ko00563

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis

82

8.44E-09

3.74E-07

ko00940

Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis

293

4.17E-06

9.24E-05

ko04016

MAPK signaling pathway - plant

334

4.66E-05

0.000886

ko00330

Arginine and proline metabolism

105

0.000198

0.00329

ko00511

Other glycan degradation

107

0.001072

0.012138

ko00591

Linoleic acid metabolism

81

0.001174

0.012138

ko00905

Brassinosteroid biosynthesis

37

0.001186

0.012138

ko00920

Sulfur metabolism

71

0.001029

0.012138

ko00941

Flavonoid biosynthesis

75

0.001069

0.012138

ko00904

Diterpenoid biosynthesis

55

0.001539

0.014622

ko03410

Base excision repair

83

0.00193

0.017116

ko02010

ABC transporters

156

0.002627

0.021835

ko00906

Carotenoid biosynthesis

84

0.003458

0.027052

ko00460

Cyanoamino acid metabolism

139

0.00424

0.031326

ko00270

Cysteine and methionine metabolism

166

0.006196

0.043373

ko00261

Monobactam biosynthesis

25

0.00766

0.048978

ko03430

Mismatch repair

75

0.007733

0.048978

Down-regulated genes in treatment with 3.75‰

ko00460

Cyanoamino acid metabolism

181

3.78E-09

2.51E-07

ko00500

Starch and sucrose metabolism

402

2.13E-07

7.07E-06

ko00592

alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism

111

3.34E-06

8.87E-05

ko00906

Carotenoid biosynthesis

100

1.95E-05

0.00041

ko02010

ABC transporters

179

2.16E-05

0.00041

ko00770

Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis

75

3.03E-05

0.000503

ko00790

Folate biosynthesis

67

5.80E-05

0.000858

ko00650

Butanoate metabolism

71

7.42E-05

0.000986

ko00591

Linoleic acid metabolism

89

0.000193

0.00233

ko00196

Photosynthesis - antenna proteins

23

0.000262

0.002871

ko04626

Plant-pathogen interaction

414

0.000281

0.002871

ko00564

Glycerophospholipid metabolism

159

0.001366

0.012981

ko00410

beta-Alanine metabolism

104

0.002037

0.018058

ko00051

Fructose and mannose metabolism

113

0.003898

0.027285

ko01210

2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism

115

0.003775

0.027285

ko04075

Plant hormone signal transduction

371

0.003377

0.027285

ko04712

Circadian rhythm - plant

135

0.003584

0.027285

ko00220

Arginine biosynthesis

86

0.005834

0.038797

ko00561

Glycerolipid metabolism

142

0.007597

0.048112