Table 2 Genes overexpressed in livers of mature hens, that are predicted to be secreted and whose protein products have been identified in egg yolk and/or vitelline membrane. EY, egg yolk; VM, vitelline membrane [13,14,15]. ML/IL ratio: ratio of gene expression in the liver of 38-week laying hens (ML) to the expression in the liver of 10-week juvenile pullets (IL)
Name [Gallus gallus] | Gene Symbol/ID | Localization | Ratio ML/IML | Subcellular location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
riboflavin-binding protein | RBP/396449 | EY;VM | 66.92 | Secreted |
vitellogenin-3 | VTG3/424534 | EY;VM | 45.88 | Secreted |
apovitellenin-1 | APOV/396476 | EY;VM | 42.37 | Secreted |
cathepsin E-A-like | CSTEAL/417848 | EY;VM | 34.85 | Secreted |
vitellogenin-1 | VTG1/424547 | EY;VM | 33.79 | Secreted |
WAP four-disulfide core domain 8 | WFDC8/419301 | EY | 20.87 | Secreted |
zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 1 | ZP1/395418 | EY;VM | 15.05 | Secreted |
avidin-related protein 6-like | LOC426220/426220 | EY;VM | 10.48 | Secreted |
lactadherin | MFGE8/415494 | EY;VM | 5.75 | Secreted |
transcobalamin-2 | TCN2/429737 | EY | 5.47 | Secreted |
apolipoprotein B | APOB/396535 | EY;VM | 5.13 | Secreted |
ovochymase-1 | OVCH1/769290 | VM | 4.01 | Secreted |
nidogen-1 | NID1/395531 | EY | 2.77 | Secreted |
uncharacterized protein LOC421956 | LINC00954/421956 | VM | 2.97 | Secreted |
fibulin-1 | FBLN1/373979 | EY | 2.35 | Secreted |
thrombospondin-2 | THBS2/414837 | VM | 1.53 | Secreted |
ceruloplasmin | CP/771940 | EY | 1.50 | Secreted |
vitamin D-binding protein | GC/395696 | EY | 1.48 | Secreted |