Table 2 Classification and relative accumulation of Culex tarsalis salivary glands transcripts that are associated with secreted products
From: An insight into the sialotranscriptome of the West Nile mosquito vector, Culex tarsalis
Class | Number of transcripts | Percent of secreted group | Function known or presumed? * |
|---|---|---|---|
Subclass | Â | Â | Â |
Ubiquitous protein families | Â | Â | Â |
   Secreted Enzymes |  |  |  |
Amylase/maltase/chitinase | 84 | 10.9 | Y |
Serine proteases | 16 | 2.1 | Y/N |
Adenosine deaminase | 4 | 0.5 | Y |
Phosphatase | 3 | 0.4 | N |
DNAse | 1 | 0.1 | Y |
   Salivary immunity related products | 7 | 0.9 | Y |
   Antigen 5 family | 5 | 0.6 | N |
   Mucins | 3 | 0.4 | Y |
   Serpin | 1 | 0.1 | Y |
Unique hematophagous Diptera proteins | Â | Â | Â |
   D7/OBP family | 66 | 8.6 | Y |
   30 kDa antigen/Aegyptin | 20 | 2.6 | Y |
   6.3 kDa family | 11 | 1.4 | N |
Uniquely Culicine families | Â | Â | Â |
   30.5 kDa family | 40 | 5.2 | N |
   23.4 kDa family | 2 | 0.3 | N |
   41.9 kDa family | 2 | 0.3 | N |
   62 kDa family | 1 | 0.1 | N |
   Fragment of culicine salivary protein | 1 | 0.1 | N |
Uniquely Culex families | Â | Â | Â |
   16.7 kDa family | 443 | 57.5 | N |
   GQP repeat family | 32 | 4.2 | N |
   9.7 kDa family | 16 | 2.1 | N |
   4.2 kDa family | 6 | 0.8 | N |
   HHI repeat family | 4 | 0.5 | N |
   Cys rich family | 2 | 0.3 | N |
   7.8 kDa family | 1 | 0.1 | N |