Table 3 Enriched biological pathways linked with the proteins that are changed as a function of gestational age.

From: Salivary proteome signatures in the early and middle stages of human pregnancy with term birth outcome

Biological pathways

Count

p-value

p.adjust

Gene Name

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Neutrophil degranulation

19

0.000

0.000

C3, LTF, SLPI, ALDOA, KRT1, S100A8, S100A9, CTSD, PSAP, CD14, HSPA8, ALAD, MMP9, PRTN3, SERPINB10, COTL1

SNAP23, NIT2, PYCARD

Gluconeogenesis

4

0.000

0.002

ALDOA, ENO1, ENO2, MDH1

Regulation of TLR by endogenous ligand

3

0.000

0.005

S100A8, S100A9, CD14

Antimicrobial peptides

5

0.000

0.005

LTF, S100A8, S100A9, PRTN3, DCD

Post-translational protein phosphorylation

5

0.000

0.005

CP, C3, P4HB

KNG1, LGALS1

Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)

5

0.000

0.008

CP, C3, P4HB

KNG1, LGALS1

Platelet degranulation

5

0.000

0.008

ALDOA, PSAP, LGALS3BP

KNG1, ECM1

Formation of the cornified envelope

5

0.000

0.008

KRT1, IVL, KRT9, KRT2, KRT17

Response to elevated platelet cytosolic Ca2+

5

0.000

0.008

ALDOA, PSAP, LGALS3BP

KNG1, ECM1

Glucose metabolism

4

0.001

0.016

ALDOA, ENO1, ENO2, MDH1

Antigen processing-Cross presentation

4

0.001

0.020

CD14, CALR

SNAP23, CTSL

Interleukin-12 signaling

3

0.001

0.025

P4HB, LCP1, GSTO1

Interleukin-12 family signaling

3

0.002

0.040

P4HB, LCP1, GSTO1

Keratinization

5

0.003

0.042

KRT1, IVL, KRT9, KRT2, KRT17

Collagen degradation

3

0.003

0.044

CTSD, MMP9

CTSL