Table 2 Ten transcripts encoding spermatophore proteins displaying female-biased expression.

From: The Spermatophore in Glossina morsitans morsitans: Insights into Male Contributions to Reproduction

Proposed Functional Class

Transcript Name - Description

Normalized expression

Protein emPAI

Amide Binding/Lyase/Transferase/Oxidoreductase/Binding/Hydrolase activity

 

GMOY004926 - fatty acid synthase includes

12083

0.06

Binding/Hydrolase activity

 

GMOY002199 - elongation factor 1-alpha

18883

1.19

Ion Binding

 

GMOY012189 - PEBP homolog-like

2295

0.09

Peptidase Regulator/Enzyme Inhibitor/Hydrolase activity

 

GMOY002277 - protease inhibitor-like

9081

2.19

Protein Binding/Compound binding

 

GMOY000268 - histone partial

2839

2.61

Structural Constituent of Ribosome

 

GMOY005582 - ribosomal protein isoform b

11712

0.53

Transporter/Ion Binding

 

GMOY004228 - transferrin

57917

2.28

Transcription Factor Binding/Hydrolase activity/Binding

 

GMOY003287 - dead box ATP-dependent RNA helicase

6275

0.12

Novel Protein

 

GMOY001340

3753

0.27

Unknown Conserved Protein*

 

GMOY012308 - protein lethal essential for life-like isoform x1

25204

0.93

  1. *displayed similarity (BLASTp e-value < 10−10) to proteins of unknown function.
  2. The gene encoding the WD repeat-containing protein GMOY002068 was excluded from this list and from further analyses given its extremely low expression in both sexes (0 and 1 normalized expression values in male and female whole body, respectively).
  3. Normalized expression values in female whole body and emPAI of corresponding spermatophore protein are reported.
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