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Table 1 Biological processes significantly affected (p < 0.05) and over-represented after BaP treatment in synchronised MCF-7 cells in G0/G1, S, and G2/M as determined by Gene Ontology (GO) analysis within GeneSpring software

From: Influence of cell cycle on responses of MCF-7 cells to benzo[a]pyrene

Biological Process

% of Genes in List

p-Value

G1 -enriched cells

GO:7275: development

26.4

1.50E-03

GO:9653: morphogenesis

11.8

1.60E-02

GO:30154: cell differentiation

11.4

1.20E-02

GO:9059: macromolecule biosynthesis

10

1.10E-02

GO:8283: cell proliferation

8.6

1.90E-02

GO:31325: positive regulation of cellular metabolism

5

3.10E-02

GO:45941: positive regulation of transcription

4.1

4.90E-02

GO:45321: immune cell activation

3.2

2.30E-02

GO:51606: detection of stimulus

2.3

4.00E-03

S -enriched cells

GO:50789: regulation of biological process

42.7

1.30E-02

GO:42127: regulation of cell proliferation

7.3

2.10E-02

GO:40007: growth

5.5

1.70E-02

GO:42592: homeostasis

5.5

4.10E-02

GO:45944: positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter

3.6

2.20E-02

GO:7420: brain development

2.7

4.60E-02

GO:9065: glutamine family amino acid catabolism

1.8

7.20E-03

GO:6805: xenobiotic metabolism

1.8

2.10E-02

GO:9266: response to temperature stimulus

1.8

2.10E-02

GO:7157: heterophilic cell adhesion

1.8

2.20E-02

GO:6664: glycolipid metabolism

1.8

2.70E-02

GO:30203: glycosaminoglycan metabolism

1.8

5.00E-02

GO:35026: leading edge cell differentiation

0.9

5.60E-03

GO:42268: regulation of cytolysis

0.9

5.60E-03

GO:46399: glucuronate biosynthesis

0.9

1.10E-02

GO:16264: gap junction assembly

0.9

1.70E-02

GO:6975: DNA damage induced protein phosphorylation

0.9

1.70E-02

GO:48246: macrophage chemotaxis

0.9

3.30E-02

G2/M -enriched cells

GO:19219: regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism

23.9

1.40E-03

GO:6355: regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent

21.8

1.80E-02

GO:30154: cell differentiation

10.6

1.10E-02

GO:7049: cell cycle

9.9

2.70E-04

GO:7264: small GTPase mediated signal transduction

6.3

6.90E-03

GO:9888: tissue development

4.2

1.30E-02

GO:16337: cell-cell adhesion

3.5

6.20E-03

GO:165: MAPKKK cascade

2.8

1.70E-02

GO:31098: stress-activated protein kinase signaling pathway

1.8

2.30E-03

GO:8624: induction of apoptosis by extracellular signals

1.4

3.70E-02

GO:42551: neuron maturation

1.4

3.00E-03

GO:6986: response to unfolded protein

1.4

1.10E-02

GO:51259: protein oligomerization

1.4

2.60E-02

GO:9266: response to temperature stimulus

1.1

1.50E-02

  1. Genes over-represented had an expression change of at least 1.5-fold.