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Table 4 Molecular function of equine follicular fluid proteins across four different reproductive seasons

From: Seasonal variation in equine follicular fluid proteome

GO terms / GO names

Reproductive seasons

Shared

 

SAN

n (%)

SOV

n (%)

SUM

n (%)

FOV

n (%)

proteins

n (%)

GO:0005488 / Binding

22 (26.2)

25 (27.2)

25 (27.2)

29 (27.9)

21 (27.6)

GO:0005515 / Protein binding

18 (19.6)

18 (19.6)

19 (20.7)

20 (19.2)

17 (19.0)

GO:0003674 / Molecular function

16 (19.6)

16 (17.4)

17 (18.5)

20 (19.2)

15 (18.1)

GO:0030234 / Enzyme regulator activity

12 (14.3)

12 (13.0)

13 (14.1)

13 (12.5)

12 (11.2)

GO:0005215 / Transporter activity

5 (6.0)

6 (6.5)

5 (5.4)

6 (5.8)

5 (5.2)

GO:0016787 / Hydrolase activity

2 (2.4)

4 (4.3)

2 (2.2)

4 (3.8)

2 (3.4)

GO:0005198 / Structural molecule activity

2 (2.4)

4 (4.3)

3 (3.3)

3 (2.9)

1 (4.3)

GO:0016491 / Oxidoreductase activity

2 (2.4)

2 (2.2)

3 (3.3)

3 (2.9)

2 (1.7)

GO:0003676 / Nucleic acid binding

2 (2.4)

1 (1.1)

2 (2.2)

2 (1.9)

1 (3.4)

GO:0003824 / Catalytic activity

1 (1.2)

2 (2.2)

1 (1.1)

2 (1.9)

1 (2.6)

GO:0015075 / Ion transmembrane transporter activity

1 (1.2)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.0)

1 (0.9)

GO:0016209 / Antioxidant activity

1 (1.2)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.0)

1 (0.9)

Total annotations

84 (100)

92 (100)

92 (100)

104 (100)

79 (100)

  1. SAN spring anovulatory, SOV spring ovulatory, SUM summer, FOV fall ovulatory