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Table 1 Identification of DEGs involved in chondrogenesis and cartilage development

From: Comparative transcriptome analysis of the main beam and brow tine of sika deer antler provides insights into the molecular control of rapid antler growth

Gene name

Gene expression level (FPKM)

Fold change

FDR

Brow tines

Main beams

log2 FPKM (main beams/brow tines)

Fibronectin (Fn1)

44.60

190.37

2.09

0

Collagen alpha-1(II) chain (Col2a1)

20.41

101.11

2.31

0

Aggrecan core protein (Acan)

7.71

31.83

2.05

4.02E-252

Transcription factor SOX-9 (Sox9)

5.83

24.54

2.07

1.59E-52

Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein (Hspg2)

3.75

18.24

2.28

0

Versican core protein (Vcan)

1.40

6.78

2.28

5.44E-22

Pappalysin-2 (Pappa2)

1.40

6.53

2.22

8.90E-19

Protein sidekick-2 (Sdk2)

1.30

5.84

2.17

2.22E-30

Neurofibromin (Nf1)

0.95

5.73

2.59

1.99E-06

Transcription factor SOX-6 (Sox6)

1.07

4.50

2.07

1.38E-14

Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2)

0.40

3.82

3.26

2.97E-07

Forkhead box protein L2 (Foxl2)

0.00

3.57

11.80

2.64E-11

cGMP-dependent protein kinase 2 (Prkg2)

0.33

2.92

3.14

5.17E-08

Protein FAM101B (Fam101b)

0.06

1.81

4.84

4.08E-07

Collagen alpha-1(XI) chain (Col11a1)

0.12

1.66

3.79

1.38E-63

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (Fgfr3)

0.00

0.18

7.47

1.82E-04