Table 4 The first fifteen enriched GO terms (lowest adjusted p-value by Bonferroni correction) resulted from the ClueGO algorithm for differentially methylated genes during early response, mid response, and whole period.

From: Genome-wide epigenetic modifications in sports horses during training as an adaptation phenomenon

Time frame

ClueGO enriched term

Corrected p-value

Nr. genes

Early response

Protein maturation

0.00047

7

Positive regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process

0.00828

3

Neutral lipid metabolic process

0.00828

3

Intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress

0.01183

3

Acylglycerol metabolic process

0.01626

3

Negative regulation of binding

0.01718

4

Negative regulation of binding

0.01718

4

Specification of symmetry

0.02349

3

Negative regulation of transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase signaling pathway

0.02349

3

Cargo receptor activity

0.02544

3

Amyloid fibril formation

0.02884

3

Camera-type eye morphogenesis

0.02906

3

Regulation of BMP signaling pathway

0.02971

3

Activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process

0.02999

3

Maintenance of protein location

0.02999

3

Mid response

Regulation of cation transmembrane transport

0.00394

13

Lytic vacuole membrane

0.00519

13

Lysosomal membrane

0.00519

13

Regulation of ion transmembrane transport

0.01568

14

Vacuolar membrane

0.01767

13

Regulation of ion transmembrane transporter activity

0.02176

10

Regulation of transmembrane transporter activity

0.03096

10

Anterograde trans-synaptic signaling

0.03113

17

Chemical synaptic transmission

0.03113

17

Trans-synaptic signaling

0.03600

17

Extrinsic component of cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane

0.04077

6

Dendritic spine

0.04541

8

Synaptic signaling

0.04750

17

Regulation of transporter activity

0.04772

10

Regulation of ion transport

0.04875

16

Whole period

Regulation of blood circulation

0.00004

22

Regulation of heart contraction

0.00006

19

Cardiac conduction

0.00008

14

Neuron projection guidance

0.00009

21

Wnt signaling pathway

0.00035

28

Lysosomal membrane

0.00042

23

Modulation of chemical synaptic transmission

0.00054

24

Vacuolar membrane

0.00058

24

Epithelial cell migration

0.00058

19

Regulation of epithelial cell migration

0.00062

16

Transmembrane transporter complex

0.00086

19

Regulation of cation transmembrane transport

0.00101

21

Synapse organization

0.00102

23

Dendritic spine

0.00103

14

Calcium channel complex

0.00115

8