Table 4

 Differential gene expression between confluent, serum withdrawn cultured and native RPE cells sorted by SAM (FDR 1.5%). Genes are sorted by biological function

Gene nameGenBank Acc NoScore (d)Fold change*Biological function
*Confluent, serum withdrawn/native RPE; †NA, undetectable in native RPE.
48 Genes overexpressed by confluent serum withdrawn RPE
Lectin, galactoside binding, soluble, 9 (galectin 9)AA4341024.6899019NA†Cell adhesion
Cyclin dependent kinase 4AA4863124.0367285NACell cycle
Pospholipase A2 receptor 1, 180 kDaR915163.9299213NACell cycle
Integrin β1 binding protein 1AA4568823.8089025NACell-matrix adhesion
Integrin, α2 (CD49B, α2 subunit of VLA-2 receptor)AA4636103.7711619NACell-matrix adhesion
Actin, βR442904.0403841NACytoskeleton
Caldesmon 1AA0760633.73031841.2Cytoskeleton; muscle contraction
Oxidase (cytochrome c) assembly 1-likeAA5985823.469243910.5Electron transport
Tumour suppressor candidate 3N660085.2150083NAElectron transport
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIcAA4569314.3479318NAElectron transport
Reproduction 8AA4655705.736559NAFertilisation
Sialyltransferase 1 (β galactoside α-2,6-sialyltransferase)AA5986524.0207485NAImmune response
Epstein-Barr virus induced gene 3AA4250283.4711393NAImmune response
Tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 5H986363.3610776NAImmune response; apoptosis
Fucosyltransferase 4 (α(1,3) fucosyltransferase, myeloid specific)R284473.8948373NAMetabolism; carbohydrate metabolism
Histidine ammonia-lyaseW867764.2938508NAMetabolism; histidine catabolism
Epoxide hydrolase 2, cytoplasmicR735255.1584747NAMetabolism; xenobiotic metabolism
Protein phosphatase 1, catalytic subunit, α isoformAA4439823.7866788NAMetabolism; glycogen metabolism
CAZ associated structural proteinR528733.3870227NAProtein degradation
Ubiquitin protein ligase E3CAA2845994.808889NAProtein degradation
Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2D 3 (UBC4/5 homologue, yeast)AA0171994.1638422NAProtein degradation
Proteasome regulatory particle subunit p44S10AA4248073.8497784NAProtein degradation
HECT type E3 ubiquitin ligaseR872123.2685684NAProtein degradation
ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal V0 subunit a isoform 1AA42747216.6020382.8Protein degradation; acidification of organelles
Protein-O-mannosyltransferase 1R137773.9364101NAProtein modification
AspartylglucosaminidaseR421533.4922915NAProtein modification
Adaptor related protein complex 3, β 2 subunitH116924.1620878NAProtein transport
SEC13-like 1 (S. cerevisiae)AA4967844.1282042NAProtein transport
α-2-macroglobulinH065163.6385137NAProtein transport
RAE1 RNA export 1 homolog (S pombe)AA5041283.4039961NARNA transport
Protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 1R066053.5456862NASignal transduction
Zinc finger protein 593AA0335323.3121002NATranscription regulation
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 interacting protein 1N777313.2713342NATranscription regulation
Zinc finger protein 161AA2326476.80526721.5Transcription regulation; cellular defense
Topoisomerase (DNA) II alpha 170 kDaAA50434845.48487517.4Transcription regulation; DNA topology
SynaptoporinH986204.1875559NATransport
ATP binding cassette, subfamily B (MDR/TAP), member 10R838753.3779001NATransport
ESTH666165.2260079NAUnknown
HIV-1 rev binding protein 2W522734.65806432.6Unknown
ESTR739094.2685967NAUnknown
ESTAA4115544.13321.5Unknown
ESTR026093.91935181.5Unknown
Cisplatin resistance associatedW778123.8728312NAUnknown
Reticulocalbin 1, EF-hand calcium binding domainAA4577193.3784786NAUnknown
Family with sequence similarity 13, member A1N514243.3669014NAUnknown
Transcribed sequence with weak similarity to protein ref:NP_060219.1 (H sapiens) hypothetical protein FLJ20294 (H sapiens)R518353.321726510.3Unknown
Similar to non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-14 (high mobility group nucleosome binding domain 1) (LOC400452), mRNAR538893.315474NAUnknown
ESTW194293.2800179NAUnknown
5 genes underexpressed by confluent serum withdrawn RPE
Phosphofructokinase, plateletR38433−5.491407−2.0Metabolism; glycolysis
Mannosyl (α-1,6-)-glycoprotein β-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferaseAA485653−3.719321−2.0Metabolism; oligosaccaride synthesis
START domain containing 4, sterol regulatedH11369−3.790357−2.6Metabolism; cholesterol transporter
Snail homologue 2 (Drosophila)H57309−3.733474−6.3Transcription regulation
CDNA FLJ42496 fis, clone BRACE2035003AA410207−4.944185−12.2Unknown