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Table 4 Significant biological processes and molecular function categories targeted by differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) in insecticide expressing Bt GM maize plants

From: Systematic miRNome profiling reveals differential microRNAs in transgenic maize metabolism

GO ID

Term description

Number of transcripts

FDR

Biological processes

 GO:0032774

RNA biosynthetic process

22

1.80E−11

 GO:0006351

Transcription, DNA-dependent

22

1.80E−11

 GO:0051252

Regulation of RNA metabolic process

21

2.40E−11

 GO:0006355

Regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent

21

2.40E−11

 GO:0016070

RNA metabolic process

23

2.10E−10

 GO:0031326

Regulation of cellular biosynthetic process

21

2.00E−08

 GO:0045449

Regulation of transcription

21

2.00E−08

 GO:0019219

Regulation of nucleobase metabolic process

21

2.00E−08

 GO:0009889

Regulation of biosynthetic process

21

2.00E−08

 GO:0051171

Regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process

21

2.00E−08

 GO:0010556

Regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process

21

2.00E−08

 GO:0006350

Transcription

22

2.00E−08

 GO:0010468

Regulation of gene expression

21

2.10E−08

 GO:0031323

Regulation of cellular metabolic process

21

2.20E−08

 GO:0080090

Regulation of primary metabolic process

21

4.40E−08

 GO:0060255

Regulation of macromolecule metabolic process

21

4.90E−08

 GO:0019222

Regulation of metabolic process

21

5.40E−08

 GO:0050794

Regulation of cellular process

22

1.40E−07

 GO:0050789

Regulation of biological process

22

3.40E−07

 GO:0010467

Gene expression

25

7.80E−07

 GO:0034645

Cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process

24

3.10E−06

 GO:0009059

Macromolecule biosynthetic process

24

3.10E−06

 GO:0006807

Nitrogen compound metabolic process

25

8.80E−06

 GO:0006139

Nucleobase

23

8.80E−06

 GO:0065007

Biological regulation

23

1.90E−05

 GO:0009058

Biosynthetic process

26

3.20E−05

 GO:0044249

Cellular biosynthetic process

24

0.00013

 GO:0043170

Macromolecule metabolic process

30

0.0022

 GO:0044260

Cellular macromolecule metabolic process

27

0.0037

 GO:0044238

Primary metabolic process

34

0.0046

 GO:0044237

Cellular metabolic process

31

0.0084

Molecular functions

 GO:0003677

DNA binding

35

3.00E−16

 GO:0003700

Transcription factor activity

21

2.40E−15

 GO:0003676

Nucleic acid binding

41

4.00E−15

 GO:0030528

Transcription regulator activity

22

1.10E−12

 GO:0005488

Binding

49

0.00041

  1. FDR values indicate the relevance of the function, with lower values suggesting higher relevance