Table 6

 Differential gene expression between cultured RPE cells grown in serum and serum withdrawn conditions sorted by SAM with an FDR of 4.6% and at least a twofold differential expression threshold

Gene nameGenBank Acc NoScore (d)Fold change*Biological function
*Serum withdrawn/serum conditions.
13 Genes overexpressed by cells grown in serum withdrawn medium
Myeloid cell leukaemia sequence 1 (BCL2 related)AA4886742.8784176711.5Apoptosis
Phytoceramidase, alkalineW580132.605866492.8Apoptosis/ceramide metabolism
Reticulocalbin 1, EF-hand calcium binding domainAA4577192.678622043.2Calcium binding/signal transduction
Visinin-like 1H650662.608701588.6Calcium binding/signal transduction
Phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase interacting proteinAA4056283.756185028.3Development/differentiation
Leucine rich repeat containing 28R951322.999283126.9Development/differentiation
Ephrin-B1AA4287782.72925183.2Development/differentiation
ATP binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 13H479293.630238306.7Ion transport
Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2D 3 (UBC4/5 homologue, yeast)AA0171992.729141963.8Protein degradation
RNA binding motif protein 4AA4562712.792966622.9RNA processing
Chromosome 22 open reading frame 8H949033.717078436.3Unknown
IMAGE:3895112T953422.663500014.7Unknown
Mesoderm development candidate 2AA2844952.793837912.3Unknown
2 Genes underexpressed by cells grown in serum withdrawn medium
v-myb myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog (avian)-like 2AA456878−3.6013598−4.5Apoptosis/transcription factor
IMAGE:295501W23543−3.4456702−2.4Unknown