Research Article

Molecular Characterization of the Onset and Progression of Colitis in Inoculated Interleukin-10 Gene-Deficient Mice: A Role for PPAR

Table 6

Proteome and transcriptome network analysis for expression profiles from the colon of 7- and 12-week-old mice compared to C57 mice using IPA.

NetworkTop functional categories

versus C57 mice at 7 weeks of age
Transcriptome 1Cancer, Dermatological disease and conditions, Endocrine system development and function
Transcriptome 2Cardiovascular system development and function, Cancer, Tissue development
Transcriptome 3Cancer, Cell death, Reproductive system disease
Transcriptome 4Cell cycle, Cell-mediated immune response, Cancer
Transcriptome 5Cellular growth and proliferation, Hematological system development and function, Hematopoiesis

versus C57 mice at 12 weeks of age
Proteome 1 Tissue morphology, Cellular movement, Cell-mediated immune response
Proteome 2 Cell death, Hematological disease, Immunological disease
Proteome 3 Cancer, Tumour morphology, Cellular development
Proteome 4 Cardiovascular disease, Gene expression, Molecular transport
Transcriptome 1 Antigen presentation, Cell morphology, Cell-to-cell signaling and interaction
Transcriptome 2 Cancer, Gastrointestinal disease, Dermatological diseases and conditions
Transcriptome 3 Lipid metabolism, Small molecule biochemistry, Carbohydrate metabolism
Transcriptome 4 Inflammatory disease, Cell-to-cell signaling and interaction, Cell-mediated immune response

The top 3 biological functions for the most significant transcriptomic and proteomic networks (representing subsets of focus genes and proteins highly associated with those functions) are shown.