Table 1 Putative secreted or cell surface signaling molecules that show significant enrichment in the VMP SAGE library

CATTTTCTGGCAAAATC

124

34

964

Insulin-like growth factor 2

CCTAGCCCCTCCCACCA

49

15

7961

Rattus norvegicus similar to latent transforming growth factor-β binding protein 4S (LOC292734), mRNA

ATATAATGAATAATAAT

38

13

14547

Delta-like homolog (Drosophila)

GTTTGTACAATAAATAC

14

4

37338

Latent transforming growth factor-β binding protein 3

GATGAATGTTATATGTT

12

2

Unique hit, 2 kb from mRIKEN cDNA1200009O22

TGAATCCTCTCCCTAAA

11

2

15332

R. norvegicus similar to RIKEN cDNA 9430096L06 (LOC291813), mRNA

Unique hit, close to novel transcript (h Chemokine like superfamily factor 3)

TAAAGTCAAAATAAAAT

11

1

8257

R. norvegicus transcribed sequences

Unique hit, 2 kb from Semaphorin6D locus

TGGGCATAGCTGAGGTG

10

2

41133

R. norvegicus transcribed sequences

Unique hit, 2 kb from novel transcript with similarity to mSorC2 precursor (VPS10 domain containing receptor

TAAGAGCTCTTTCCATC

10

1

8672

R. norvegicus similar to hypothetical protein, estradiol-induced (LOC308843), mRNA

Unique hit, ortholog of chicken Tsukushi

TCTGAATATAACATATC

8

1

22787

R. norvegicus similar to sprouty 1 (LOC294981), mRNA

CCGCTTGAGACTCCTTC

6

0

25124

Rat insulin-like growth factor I mRNA, 3' end of mRNA

GCATAGTCTGAGATGCA

6

0

40510

R. norvegicus transcribed sequences

Unique hit, 2 kb from Wnt4 locus

TTCCTGACTAAATGTAG

6

0

65930

Notch gene homolog 2 (Drosophila)

CCTTGGGGGAGGGTGGG

5

0

Unique hit, 1 kb from to mSlit2 homolog

GGAGATACCTGTTCAAA

5

0

11567

Nel-like 2 homolog (chicken)

TAATTAAACACTTGTGA

5

0

103231

R. norvegicus transcribed sequences

Unique hit, 4 kb from novel transcript with homology to mScube1

AGTGTGTACAAGCTTAG

5

0

Unique hit, close to novel transcript similar to mEphB3 receptor