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Table 2 Sex differentially expressed genes in somatic tissues during metamorphosis.

From: Somatic, germline and sex hierarchy regulated gene expression during Drosophila metamorphosis

Hr APF

Sex-bias

Gene Name

CG # *

Ch†

FC‡

Functional Annotationξ

0 hr

Male

RNA on the X 1

CR32777

X

24.1

dosage compensation

  

CG1441

CG1441

2R

2.5

catalytic activity; binding

 

Female

CG4500

CG4500

2L

2.7

mesoderm development

  

Larval serum protein 1 α

CG2559

X

2.3

nutrient reservoir activity; oxygen transporter

  

Transferrin 1

CG6186

X

2.0

iron ion transport; defense response

24 hr

Male

RNA on the X 1

CR32777

X

150.6

dosage compensation

  

dusky

CG9355

X

16.1

wing morphogenesis

  

CG1368

CG1368

X

5.0

structural constituent of chorion

  

CG5823

CG5823

3R

4.9

ubiquitin-protein ligase activity

  

CG31948

CG31948

2L

3.8

protein modification process

  

CG4691

CG4691

2L

3.6

unknown

  

Cyto dynein light chain 2

CG5450

2L

3.5

microtubule motor activity

  

CG11350

CG11350

3L

3.2

unknown

  

CG6372

CG6372

3L

3.0

mushroom body development; proteolysis

  

CG10383

CG10383

2L

2.6

binding

  

Moesin

CG10701

X

2.2

cytoskeletal protein binding; actin binding

  

CG2082

CG2082

3R

2.2

unknown

  

CG11905

CG11905

3L

2.2

hydrolase activity

  

Cuticular protein 12A

CG15757

X

2.0

structural constituent of cuticle

  

Mov34

CG3416

2R

2.0

endopeptidase activity; cell proliferation

 

Female

CG2930

CG2930

X

4.1

oligopeptide transport

  

CG10650

CG10650

2L

3.2

oxidoreductase activity

  

CG12290

CG12290

3R

2.4

G-protein coupled receptor activity

  

CG14540

CG14540

3R

2.4

unknown

  

CG16997

CG16997

2L

2.3

serine-type endopeptidase activity

  

CG7045

CG7045

3R

2.3

regulation of transcription; DNA binding

  

CG9634

CG9634

X

2.3

metalloendopeptidase activity

  

white

CG2759

X

2.3

transmembrane receptor activity; eye pigment

  

26–29 kD-proteinase

CG8947

3L

2.3

cathepsin K activity; proteolysis

  

CG32695

CG32695

X

2.3

unknown

  

ion transport peptide

CG13586

2R

2.2

neuropeptide hormone activity

  

CG15312

CG15312

X

2.1

unknown

  

CG15369

CG15369

X

2.1

cysteine protease inhibitor activity

  

CG16865

CG16865

2L

2.0

unknown

48 hr

Male

RNA on the X 1

CR32777

X

232.8

dosage compensation

  

CG31988

CG31988

2L

5.2

zinc ion binding

  

bangles and beads

CG7088

X

2.3

gliogenesis

  

CG1368

CG1368

X

2.3

structural constituent of chorion

  

CG9914

CG9914

X

2.0

fatty acid metabolic process

  

CG31948

CG31948

2L

2.0

protein modification process

 

Female

Cuticular protein 12A

CG15757

X

5.0

structural constituent of cuticle

  

Hs protein cognate 2

CG7756

3R

5.0

unfolded protein binding; ATP binding

  

CG6416

CG6416

3L

3.6

mesoderm development; protein binding

  

CG1441

CG1441

2R

3.5

catalytic activity; binding

  

CG12523

CG12523

3L

3.1

unknown

  

Mec2

CG7635

X

2.8

unknown

  

CG32982

CG32982

2L

2.8

unknown

  

CG8745

CG8745

3L

2.6

arginine catabolic process to glutamate

  

gonadal

CG33756

3L

2.5

spermatogenesis; oogenesis

  

CG12009

CG12009

3L

2.5

chitin binding; chitin metabolism

  

Larval serum protein 1 α

CG2559

X

2.4

nutrient reservoir activity; oxygen transporter

  

CG7367

CG7367

2L

2.3

phagocytosis; lipid metabolic process

  

CG15369

CG15369

X

2.2

cysteine protease inhibitor activity

  

CG31901

CG31901

2L

2.2

unknown

  

CG13360

CG13360

X

2.1

unknown

  

CG10589

CG10589

3L

2.1

unknown

72 hr

Male

RNA on the X 1

CR32777

X

147.6

dosage compensation

  

CG7191

CG7191

2L

2.1

unknown

  

Verprolin 1

CG13503

 

2.1

actin filament organization

 

Female

CG11591

CG11591

3L

6.2

unknown

  

CG31948

CG31948

2L

5.5

protein modification process

  

CG32690

CG32690

X

5.1

unknown

  

CG7738

CG7738

 

4.0

 
  

CG10589

CG10589

3L

3.8

unknown

  

CG9975

CG9975

2R

3.7

unknown

  

Cuticular protein 12A

CG15757

X

3.7

structural constituent of cuticle

  

CG31639

CG31639

2L

3.3

unknown

  

CG4691

CG4691

2L

3.1

unknown

  

Jonah 25Biii

CG8871

2L

3.1

elastase activity; serine-type endopeptidase

  

CG7322

CG7322

X

3.0

oxidoreductase activity

  

Lysozyme B

CG1179

3L

2.9

lysozyme activity

  

CG17118

CG17118

2L

2.6

dendrite morphogenesis

  

CG8813

CG8813

2L

2.6

unknown

  

CG13360

CG13360

X

2.4

unknown

  

CG10809

CG10809

3L

2.4

unknown

  

CG5446

CG5446

2L

2.4

unknown

  

CG14540

CG14540

3R

2.3

unknown

  

Peroxiredoxin 2540

CG11765

2R

2.3

glutathione peroxidase activity

  

CG31901

CG31901

2L

2.2

unknown

  

abdominal A

CG10325

3R

2.2

transcription factor; organismal development

  

CG15369

CG15369

X

2.1

cysteine protease inhibitor activity

  

Larval serum protein 1 α

CG2559

X

2.1

nutrient reservoir activity; oxygen transporter

  

CG12250

CG12250

3R

2.1

unknown

  

CG17244

CG17244

3R

2.0

unknown

  

CG1998

CG1998

X

2.0

C-4 methylsterol oxidase activity

96 hr

Male

RNA on the X 1

CR32777

X

325.5

dosage compensation

  

CG31988

CG31988

2L

7.8

zinc ion binding

  

CG6372

CG6372

3L

5.7

mushroom body development; proteolysis

  

Cyt. dynein light chain 2

CG5450

2L

4.1

microtubule motor activity

  

charlatan

CG11798

2R

4.1

nervous system development; transcription

  

CG17829

CG17829

X

3.8

zinc ion binding

  

CG1774

CG1774

3R

3.7

catalytic activity; nucleotide binding

  

CG31029

CG31029

3R

3.6

unknown

  

Syntaxin Interact. Prot. 2

CG13164

2R

3.5

unknown

  

Lysozyme B

CG1179

3L

3.3

lysozyme activity

  

CG4691

CG4691

2L

3.3

unknown

  

carmine

CG3035

X

3.1

neurotransmitter secretion; synaptic vesicle

  

CG4300

CG4300

3L

2.7

spermidine synthase activity

  

peste

CG7228

2L

2.7

scavenger receptor activity

  

dacapo

CG1772

2R

2.7

cyclin-dependent protein kinase inhibitor

  

CG8813

CG8813

2L

2.6

unknown

  

Ribosomal protein S5b

CG7104

3R

2.4

structural constituent of ribosome

  

CG12237

CG12237

X

2.4

phosphoric monoester hydrolase activity

  

CG7738

CG7738

 

2.4

unknown

  

CG9975

CG9975

2R

2.3

unknown

  

CG17180

CG17180

3L

2.3

vesicle-mediate transport

  

CG12009

CG12009

3L

2.2

chitin binding

  

CG8931

CG8931

X

2.2

binding; transport

  

CG17230

CG17230

3R

2.2

unknown

  

CG31163

CG31163

3R

2.1

SH3/SH2 adaptor activity

  

epsilonCOP

CG9543

2L

2.1

retrograde vesicle-mediated transport

  

CG30392

CG30392

2R

2.1

glycolipid transporter activity

  

CG31639

CG31639

2L

2.1

 
  

CG5343

CG5343

2L

2.0

muscle development; dendrite morphogenesis

  

CG4845

CG4845

3R

2.0

phagocytosis; immune response

  

Hs protein cognate 2

CG7756

3R

2.0

unfolded protein binding; ATP binding

 

Female

CG1368

CG1368

X

3.9

structural constituent of chorion

  

Larval serum protein 1 α

CG2559

X

3.0

nutrient reservoir activity; oxygen transporter

  

Arginine kinase

CG32031

3L

3.0

arginine kinase activity

  

CG15369

CG15369

X

2.4

cysteine protease inhibitor activity

  

CG32695

CG32695

X

2.4

unknown

  

CG7816

CG7816

3R

2.3

metal ion transmembrane transporter

  

white

CG2759

X

2.2

transmembrane receptor activity; eye pigment

  

CG32850

CG32850

4

2.1

protein binding; zinc ion binding

  

CG14717

CG14717

3R

2.0

hydrolase activity

  

CG17118

CG17118

2L

2.0

dendrite morphogenesis

  1. Significant somatic, sex-differential expression determined using F-tests, and a t-test of means comparing expression data from male and female tud progeny. All genes listed had at least a 2-fold difference in transcript abundance between the sexes. For the full lists of sex-differentially expressed genes, see Additional file 3. * Annotation symbol from Flybase. † Chromosomal arm on which the gene is located. ‡ Fold change difference between the sexes. ξGO annotations for each gene as listed in Flybase.