Table 4 Genes differentially expressed between 'lactating' and non-'lactating' pigeon crop that have an immune function

Gga.22171

   Similar to Toll-like receptor 21

   10.6

   0.0269

Gga.13583

   CD36 molecule (thrombospondin receptor)

   5.3

   0.0142

Gga.686

   Bone morphogenetic protein 4

   4.6

   0.00317

Gga.4852

   Cytokine receptor-like factor 3

   3.1

   0.0267

Gga.21395

   Thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box

   3.1

   0.022

Gga.25682

   Serologically defined colon cancer antigen 8

   2.4

   0.000345

Gga.5132

   Coagulation factor VII (serum prothrombin conversion accelerator) (F7)

   1.9

   0.0112

Gga.1239

   Mitochondria-associated protein involved in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor signal transduction

   1.8

   0.0444

Gga.4409

   Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4

   1.7

   0.0239

Gga.1020

   Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17

   0.4

   0.0453

Gga.296

   Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 1

   0.4

   0.0176

Gga.40421

   Hypothetical LOC420181

   0.4

   0.0206

Gga.22379

   Receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase 2

   0.4

   0.00553

Gga.21994

   Immunoresponsive 1 homolog (mouse)

   0.4

   0.0198

Gga.11155

   Stromal antigen 2

   0.4

   0.0233

Gga.24900

   Interleukin 18 receptor 1

   0.3

   0.00839

Gga.5128

   Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20

   0.2

   0.00172

Gga.1913

   Replication factor C (activator 1) 1, 145 kDa

   0.2

   0.0301

Gga.39923

   Similar to chronic myelogenous leukemia tumor antigen 66

   0.2

   0.0157

Gga.7865

   Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 2

   0.1

   0.044

Gga.23148

   Recombination activating gene 2

   0.08

   0.0458

Gga.34578

   Similar to suppressor of cytokine signalling 1

   0.07

   0.0342

Gga.46998

   Suppressor of cytokine signalling 7

   0.04

   0.0449