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Table 4 Differentially expressed genes and their GO terms related to pigmentation and melanogenesis in black versus white sheep skin

From: Skin transcriptome profiles associated with coat color in sheep

GO terms

Genes

Relative expression in black vs white sheep skin

Fold change

FDR p-value

Corrected p-value of GO term

Developmental pigmentation

Tyrosinase

Up-regulation

96.88

1.89 × 10-137

0.00273

G-protein coupled receptor 143

Up-regulation

35.63

1.32 × 10-28

Pallidin-like protein

Down-regulation

0.16

1.47 × 10-17

P protein-like

Up-regulation

17.65

4.78 × 10-5

Melanophilin

Up-regulation

27.75

1.94 × 10-158

Pigment cell differentiation

Pallidin-like protein

Down-regulation

0.16

1.47 × 10-17

1

P protein-like

Up-regulation

17.65

4.78 × 10-5

Melanophilin

Up-regulation

27.75

1.94 × 10-158

Cellular pigmentation and pigment granule localization

G-protein coupled receptor 143

Up-regulation

35.63

1.32 × 10-28

1

Melanophilin

Up-regulation

27.75

1.94 × 10-158

Pigment metabolic process involved in developmental pigmentation and pigmentation

Tyrosinase

Up-regulation

96.88

1.89 × 10-137

1

G-protein coupled receptor 143

Up-regulation

35.63

1.32 × 10-28

P protein-like

Up-regulation

17.65

4.78 × 10-5

Melanin metabolic process

Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT)

Up-regulation

9.80

7.9 × 10-5

1

Chain E, Crystal Structure Of The 14-3-3 Zeta:serotonin N- Acetyltransferase

Up-regulation

7.84

1.44 × 10-6

Tyrosinase

Up-regulation

96.88

1.89 × 10-137

P protein-like

Up-regulation

17.65

4.78 × 10-5

Membrane-associated transporter protein-like isoform 1

Up-regulation

32.75

1.03 × 10-42

Membrane-associated transporter protein-like isoform 2

Up-regulation

4099.12

3.46 × 10-13