Table 2.

Examples of Additional Known Placenta-Specific Transcripts Identified Using 60-mer Oligo Arrays

Putative ID Probe source sequence ID Ratio Present on cDNA array Rank
Genes with known roles in placenta
 prolactin-like protein C (Prlpc)C0229F08-3204.8no1
 DtprpH3015H06-386.9yes2
 proliferin (Plf)K02245.168.4yes3
 trophoblast-specific protein (Tpbp)NM_00941169.1no4
 adenosine deaminase (Ada)C0609E09-347.1no9
 Keratin 19H3022G09-321.5yes28
 AP-2 transcription factor (Tcfap2c)C0152H01-37.5no54
 Rex-1 (Zfp42)M283828.2no100
 adrenomedullin (Adm)C0102F09-36.2no157
Top-ranked newly identified placenta-specific genes
 similar to proliferinC0128F02-336.1no15
 TBP-associated factor II QL0287F02-335.9no16
 serine protease inhibitor 12C0141H10-333.0no17
 system A amino acid transporter 3C0180A05-330.4yes20
 voltage-dependent Ca++channelC0129G10-327.0no22
 inhibin beta-B subunitC0329D09-325.5no24
 unknownK0537F01-323.0no26
 C/EBP-betaNM_009883.118.4no30
 GM2 ganglioside activator proteinH3035D04-316.5yes31
 unknownC0228C02-316.4no32
 unknownH3009H12-316.1yes33
 unknownC0144F05-315.6no34
 PPAR-gammaU01664.115.3no35
 cubilinC0026H06-315.2yes36
 unknownC0118H11-315.2yes37
 unknownK0522G10-314.9no38
 unknownH3002F03-314.4yes39
 homolog of testin 1/2 precursorC0189H10-314.1no40
 similar to transglutaminaseK0209G07-313.9no41
 unknownC0147A07-313.3no42
 CD9 antigenH3139C03-313.0yes44
 unknownC0157D02-313.0yes45
 zinc finger protein 42J0029E06-312.8yes46
 unknownG0110D05-312.8yes47

[i] Transcripts identified as significant by ANOVA-FDR were ranked by fold-change in expression.