Table 2 A subset of differentially expressed genes that includes the top five most up- and downregulated genes by fold change, and genes involved in transcription, angiogenesis, fibrogenesis and metabolism that are a particular focus herein for the comparison of heat stress (HS, n = 17) vs. control (CON, n = 10) groups in female fetal longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles at fetal d 60 age

NCAM2

Neural cell adhesion molecule 2

−0.75

0.038

APELA

Apelin receptor early endogenous ligand

−0.65

0.042

CCBE1

Collagen and calcium binding EGF domains 1

−0.58

0.042

PRKAA2

Protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 2

−0.33

0.016

ZNHIT3

Zinc finger HIT-type containing 3

−0.32

0.043

ACACA

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha

−0.16

0.042

NR3C1

Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1

−0.13

0.024

MAPK1

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1

−0.09

0.031

COL4A2

Collagen type IV alpha 2 chain

0.18

0.037

PXDN

Peroxidasin

0.23

0.016

COL6A2

Collagen type VI alpha 2 chain

0.25

0.024

NCOR1

Nuclear receptor corepressor 1

0.28

0.016

DMAP1

DNA methyltransferase 1 associated protein 1

0.29

0.047

RXRA

Retinoid X receptor alpha

0.29

0.016

EPN2

Epsin 2

0.36

0.042

SREBF1

Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1

0.37

0.039

IRAK1

Interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase 1

0.37

0.045

NOTCH1

Notch receptor 1

0.37

0.016

PPARGC1B

PPARG coactivator 1 beta

0.38

0.045

EID1

EP300 interacting inhibitor of differentiation 1

0.42

0.022

JAG2

Jagged canonical Notch ligand 2

0.42

0.033

TRAF2

TNF receptor associated factor 2

0.46

0.032

TOLLIP

Toll interacting protein

0.50

0.043

LAMA5

Laminin subunit alpha 5

0.59

0.016

SLC2A4RG

SLC2A4 regulator

0.59

0.016

EPN1

Epsin 1

0.61

0.016

COL18A1

Collagen type XVIII alpha 1 chain

0.62

0.016

KLF2

Kruppel like factor 2

0.62

0.024

CDC42EP5

CDC42 effector protein 5

1.29

0.045

RN5-8S

5.8S ribosomal RNA

1.33

0.032

B3GALT6

Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 6

1.34

0.032

SCAND1

SCAN domain containing 1

1.37

0.032

LYPD1

LY6/PLAUR domain containing 1

1.45

0.047