Table 3 Classification of transcripts associated with blood feeding function
From: An insight into the sialome of Glossina morsitans morsitans
Class | Number of ESTs |
|---|---|
Enzymes | Â |
   Nucleotide catabolism |  |
Endonuclease | 3285 |
Rnase | 19 |
Exonuclease 3'5' and 5'3' | 28 |
5' nucleotidase/apyrase | 44 |
Cimex-type apyrase (1) | 2 |
Adenosine deaminase | 46 |
   Serine proteases (2) | 54 |
   Other proteases | 10 |
   Esterases and lipases | 42 |
   Lysosomal type phosphatase (1) | 7 |
   NO synthase | 25 |
   Oxidant metabolism | 6 |
   Possible PGE2 synthase | 2 |
   Hyaluronidase | 2 |
Mucins | 69 |
Antigen 5 family | 66 |
Yellow protein family | 5 |
Immunity related | Â |
   Alpha2 macroglobulin/TEP | 15 |
   Pattern-recognition |  |
Ficolins | 197 |
C type lectins and galectins | 49 |
Peptidoglycan binding protein | 8 |
   Defense response peptide | 7 |
   Similar to Drosophila virus induced peptide | 13 |
   Stomoxyn antimicrobial family | 6 |
Protease inhibitor domains | Â |
   Anti thrombin peptide | 1 |
   Kunitz domain of serine protease inhibitor | 1 |
   Serpins | 21 |
Low complexity families of secreted peptides | Â |
   Glycine rich family | 24 |
   Acidic proteins, probably secreted | 40 |
Secreted proteins of conserved families | 8 |
Secreted uncharacterized families | 120 |
Possibly secreted proteins of unknown family (3) | 360 |
Total | 4582 |