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Table 2 Top 10 fold changes of the 155 DE genes between meat birds, crossed and layer birds

From: Transcriptional analysis of liver from chickens with fast (meat bird), moderate (F1 layer x meat bird cross) and low (layer bird) growth potential

Gene name

Gene description

RefSeqID

Mean CPM (±SEM)

Directiona

Fold Changeb

Meat bird (n = 6)

Cross (n = 6)

Layer (n = 6)

M&L

M&C

L&C

Top 10 genes (all genes)

NA

Uncharacterised

NA

1602.9 ± 83.3

491.3 ± 163.2

7.1 ± 0.9

↑

227.1

3.3

69.6

BPIL3

Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein-like 3

419,290

1.1 ± 0.4

0.3 ± 0.1

0 ± 0

↑

144.9

4.4

32.8

NA

Uncharacterised

NA

0 ± 0

0.3 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.3

↓

121.6

20.1

6.1

LOC107055086

Sperm-associated antigen 4 protein like

107,055,086

0 ± 0

0.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.4

↓

99.3

19.8

5

NA

Uncharacterised

NA

2 ± 0.5

0.4 ± 0.1

0 ± 0

↑

57.4

4.6

12.5

NA

Uncharacterised

NA

12.8 ± 4.1

1.7 ± 0.5

0.2 ± 0.1

↑

56.4

7.5

7.5

LOC107057467

Sperm-associated antigen 4 protein like

107,057,467

0.1 ± 0

0.7 ± 0.2

3 ± 0.5

↓

49

11.4

4.3

LOC771456

Histamine N-methyltransferase-like

771,456

7.6 ± 1.3

1.1 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.1

↑

45.3

7.1

6.4

NA

Uncharacterised

NA

0 ± 0

0.5 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.4

↓

44.5

11.1

4

NA

Uncharacterised

NA

0.2 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.5

9.7 ± 2.2

↓

40.4

7

5.8

Top 10 characterised genes

BPIL3

Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein-like 3

419,290

1.1 ± 0.4

0.3 ± 0.1

0 ± 0

↑

144.9

4.4

32.8

LOC107055086

Sperm-associated antigen 4 protein-like

107,055,086

0 ± 0

0.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.4

↓

99.3

19.8

5

LOC107057467

Sperm-associated antigen 4 protein-like

107,057,467

0.1 ± 0

0.7 ± 0.2

3 ± 0.5

↓

49

11.4

4.3

LOC771456

Histamine N-methyltransferase-like

771,456

7.6 ± 1.3

1.1 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.1

↑

45.3

7.1

6.4

CDKN2B

Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2B

395,076

363.8 ± 55.8

115.7 ± 17.6

12.9 ± 3.6

↑

28.2

3.1

9

LOC100857809

Platelet glycoprotein VI-like

100,857,809

0.3 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.6

7.6 ± 1.4

↓

27.5

10.3

2.7

LUZP2

Leucine protein zipper 2

423,001

0.9 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.1

0 ± 0

↓

26.7

3.5

7.5

LOC107049070

Butyrophilin subfamily 3 member A2-like

107,049,070

7.8 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 0.1

↑

15.4

3.4

4.6

UCHL1

Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1

770,302

77 ± 5.9

16.9 ± 3.9

5.1 ± 0.8

↑

15.2

4.6

3.3

PTGDS

Prostaglandin D2 synthase

374,110

7.3 ± 1

21.8 ± 4.3

104.2 ± 26

↓

14.3

3

4.8

  1. aDirection of regulation: ↑ Meat bird upregulated (meat bird > cross > layer); ↓ Meat bird downregulated (meat bird < cross < layer)
  2. bFold change comparisons: M&L = Meat bird and Layer; M&C = Meat bird and Cross; L&C = Layer and Cross