Table 1 Gene ontology analysis of annotated transcripts significantly affected during the onset of puberty in European sea bass testis (Fisher’s exact test with multiple corrections for FDR)

  GO:0007049. Cell cycle

2.0E-7

2.3E-10

uhrf2, dmc1, nsl1, ccnd2, kif2c, cenpi, thbs1 , jmy , chaf1b, psmd3, ncapg, rbbp4, syce1, ttk, sycp2, pold3, camk2d , ndc80, aspm, rad9b, aurkb, psmb7, bub3, dtymk, ppef1, cenph, anln, slbp, spc25, nup37, mad2l1bp, ccne2, trip13, cdc28, nsmce2, cenpf

  GO:0051301. Cell division

3.8E-2

2.2E-3

nup37, nsmce2, anl, aurkb, cenph, aspm, ndc80, mad2l1bp, bub3, ppef1, cdc28

  GO:0007059. Chromosome segregation

2.1E-6

2.1E-08

nup37, nsmce2, aurkb, cenph, ndc80, kif2c, madl1bp, cenpf, ttk, bub3, syce1, ncapg

  GO:0006259. DNA metabolic process

8.0E-3

6.0E-5

uhrf2, dmc1, cacybp, jmy , chaf1b, pcna, ncapg, rbbp4, pold3, rfc3, rad9b, cry2 , smarcc2, asf1b, fen1, trip13, ruvbl2, nt5e , mcm3, nsmce2

  GO:0010467. Gene expression

2.0E-7

2.6E-10

uhrf2, thbs1 , eed, asf1b

  GO:0000003. Reproduction

2.3E-2

4.9E-04

tgfbr1 , adamts1 , cenpi, bub3, syce1, ihh , sycp2, dmc1, hsf2bp, amh , trip13, sdf1a, ttk, fosla

  GO:0044237. Cellular metabolic process

2.1E-3

1.2E-5

uhrf2, dmc1, rab6a , hck, cacybp, thbs1 , jmy , chaf1b, pcna, psmd3, ncapg, cry2 , gpd1, cad, rbbp4, nme1, ttk, pold3, camk2d , rfc3, lox , srsf7, rad9b, eed, ifitm2 , fen1, smarcc2, asf1b, nme3, aurkb, shmt1, cpsf3, atp6v0e1, dtymk, nsmce2, ppef1, u2af35, slbp, trip13, lnx1 , fkbp8 , nnt, ruvbl2, tgfbr1 , nt5e , ubr7, mcm3

  GO:0050794. Regulation of cellular process

1.1E-2

8.7E-5

bnc1 , ihh , agrp2 , rab6a , thbs1 , c-fosla , psmd3, q2laq1 , amh , ect2, cad, trip13, camk2d , ndc80, rad9b, stat3 , cry2 , sdf1a , ppef1, depdc1b, crabp1, isg20l2, lbr, ap2s1, cyp26a1 , fkbp8 , tfrc, adamts1 , tgfbr1

  GO:0043169. Cation binding

2.4E-3

1.4E-5

ihh , mgp , thbs1 , cad, tppp3 , ppef1, slc25a25 , anxa2

  GO:0043167. Ion binding

2.4E-3

1.5E-5

ihh , mgp , thbs1 , cad, tppp3 , ppef1, slc25a25 , anxa2

  GO:0046872. Metal ion binding

3.2E-3

2.1E-5

ihh , mgp , thbs1 , cad, tppp3 , ppef1, slc25a25 , anxa2

  GO:0005634. Nucleus

4.8E-2

4.7E-4

bnc1 , apeh, uhrf2, dmc1, ihh , ccnd2, cacybp, cenpi, jmy , c-fosla , chaf1b, pcna, trhb , sh3bgrl3 , rbbp4, syce1, sycp2, pold3, camk2d , rfc3, ndc80, aspm, lox , srsf7, rad9b, eed, stat3 , cry2 , smarcc2, asf1b, smox , aurkb, shmt1, cpsf3, lbr, psmb7, b9d2, bub3, gfi1 , fen1, ass1, ppef1, u2af35, cenph, chrac1, slbp, nup37, cenpf, mad2l1bp, ccne2, trip13, isg20l2, ruvbl2, mcm3, cdc28

  GO:0005694. Chromosome

3.9E-7

6.0E-10

uhrf2, dmc1, nsl1, kif2c, cenpi, pcna, ncapg, rbbp4, syce1, pold3, rfc3, ndc80, rad9b, eed, asf1b, aurkb, bub3, u2af35, spc25, nup37, mad2l1bp, ruvbl2, mcm3, nsmce2, cenpf

  GO:0000228. Nuclear chromosome

3.5E-4

1.6E-6

dmc1, pcna, rbbp4, syce1, pold3, ndc80, rad9b, eed, aurkb, ruvbl2, mcm3

  GO:0016020. Membrane

2.0E-7

2.7E-10

bnc1 , ihh , thbs1 , dsg2 , cad, camk2d , slco2a1 , ppef1, rims1, ap2s1, tfrc, tgfbr1 , nt5e , synpo