Table 4. GO terms in the Biological Process category associated with S. mediterranea ESTs.
| Biological process | No. of hits | % |
|---|---|---|
| Metabolism* | 599 | 19 |
| Protein metabolism | 441 | 14 |
| Transport | 388 | 13 |
| Signal transduction | 301 | 10 |
| Development | 239 | 8 |
| RNA metabolism | 134 | 4 |
| Response to stimulus | 132 | 4 |
| Cytoskeleton organization and biogenesis | 120 | 4 |
| Cell proliferation | 112 | 4 |
| Translation | 78 | 3 |
| Cell motility | 72 | 2 |
| Transcription | 57 | 2 |
| Reproduction | 53 | 2 |
| Cell growth and/or maintenance | 53 | 2 |
| Cell death | 47 | 2 |
| Cell adhesion | 42 | 1 |
| Behavior | 41 | 1 |
| Nuclear organization and biogenesis | 36 | 1 |
| Synaptic transmission | 31 | 1 |
| DNA metabolism | 25 | 1 |
| Other (terms represented <0.5% of total) | 75 | 2 |
*
Includes amino acid (43), carbohydrate (121), lipid (69), and nucleotide (39) metabolism, biosynthesis (85), and electron transport (73)