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Table 5 Functional enrichment analysis (miRGator; [36]) of predicted miRNA targets to uncover selected pathways targeted by miRNAs that are significantly more highly expressed in GD42 (downregulated) and GD75 (upregulated) ovaries and testes.

From: Expression of miRNAs in ovine fetal gonads: potential role in gonadal differentiation

Pathway

XX

XY

 

GD42

GD75

GD42

GD75

Cell Cycle

13

20

15

20

Chromatin remodelling by hSWI/SNF ATP-dependent complexes

3

1

2

5

Cytokine Network

6

6

2

3

EGF signaling

4

3

3

2

Electron Transport chain

4

3

9

2

G-protein signaling

8

16

6

15

Gap junction proteins connexins

2

1

3

2

Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

4

3

1

1

Growth hormone signaling

2

2

3

1

Insulin signaling

3

4

4

2

MAPKinase signaling

10

13

9

12

NGF pathway

3

2

3

 

PDGF signaling pathway

 

4

3

3

Phospholipids as signaling intermediates

 

6

1

4

Proteasome degradation

1

7

1

6

Rac 1 cell motility signaling pathway

1

3

3

2

Regulation ER

5

2

1

 

TGFbeta signaling pathway

 

2

1

3

TNFR Signaling

 

3

 

3

Transcription factor CREB and its extracellular signals

1

6

3

4

WNT signaling

5

5

7

8