The cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel gene superfamily of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

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Table 1 Percentage identity/similarity between T. castaneum and A. mellifera nAChR subunit protein sequences. Proposed orthologs are shown in bold.

Subunit	Tcasα1	Tcasα2	Tcasα3	Tcasα4	Tcasα5	Tcasα6	Tcasα7	Tcasα8	Tcasβ1	Tcasα9	Tcasα10	Tcasα11
Linkage Group	2	9	chrUn_77	2	4	5	chrUn_37	1	chrUn_37	7	4	1
Amelα1	68/75	46/62	53/64	49/62	22/40	31/44	30/44	48/59	36/51	14/30	17/33	46/59
Amel α2	53/67	78/84	49/65	46/62	21/38	33/51	34/52	50/65	38/55	16/35	21/37	50/66
Amel α3	54/66	48/62	84/89	65/74	22/38	32/48	32/49	54/67	38/53	15/32	18/35	53/65
Amel α4	52/63	46/61	67/77	87/90	23/39	33/50	32/49	51/66	38/54	15/32	18/35	51/65
Amel α5	30/46	27/47	29/45	27/44	48/59	32/51	30/48	29/47	30/49	17/35	20/40	28/45
Amel α6	31/48	33/52	32/49	32/48	25/40	73/83	63/74	33/52	33/52	15/36	21/39	33/49
Amel α7	30/47	33/49	32/47	31/46	25/42	58/69	67/75	31/48	31/50	14/31	19/36	30/47
Amel α8	54/67	49/66	56/68	52/67	21/36	35/52	34/51	70/80	40/56	15/35	21/37	69/79
Amelβ1	38/54	38/55	39/56	38/54	22/38	34/54	32/51	39/57	83/90	15/34	20/37	38/56
Amel β2	11/30	12/31	11/29	10/30	10/24	13/33	14/32	12/32	13/34	23/35	16/38	12/32
Amel α9	14/31	14/32	14/31	15/32	12/25	15/34	14/32	16/34	14/32	28/51	22/41	15/35

ISSN: 1471-2164