Table 3 Comparison of gene ontology mappings among nematode species
From: Analysis and functional classification of transcripts from the nematode Meloidogyne incognita
| Â | Â | % Representation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Ontology | Categories and subcategories | M. incognita | C. elegans | B. malayi | O. volvulus |
Biological process | Cell growth and maintenance | 88 | 68 | 91 | 93 |
| Â | Cell communication | 12 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
Cellular component | Cell | 81 | 96 | 99 | 98 |
| Â | Extracellular | 15 | 2 | - | - |
| Â | Unlocalized | 3 | 0.6 | - | 1 |
Molecular function | Ligand binding / carrier | 52 | 28 | 24 | 28 |
| Â | Enzyme | 39 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
| Â | Transporter | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Â | Signal transducer | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Structural molecule | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
| Â | Enzyme regulator | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Â | Cell adhesion | 0.4 | 0.3 | - | - |
| Â | Motor | 0.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Transcriptional regulator | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |