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Table 2 Candidate genes down regulated 2 hrs after mating

From: Mating alters gene expression patterns in Drosophila melanogaster male heads

Gene identifier

Gene name

Avg. fold change

GO Molecular function

GO Biological process

CG1897

Drop (Dr)

-1.5

DNA binding

Central nervous system development

CG2505

α-Esterase-2 (α-Est2)

-1.3

Carboxylesterase activity

Unknown

CG3200

Rhythmically expressed gene 2 (Reg-2)

-1.27

Phosphoglycolate phosphatase activity

Metabolic process

CG3926

Serine pyruvate aminotrans-ferase (Spat)

-1.34

Serine-pyruvate transamine activity

Glyoxylate catabolic process

CG4105

Cytochrome P450-4e3 (Cyp4e3)

-1.3

Electron carrier activity

Unknown

CG5840

 

-1.34

Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase activity

Proline biosynthetic process

CG6806

Larval serum protein 2 (Lsp2)

-1.28

Nutrient reservoir activity

Transport

CG7224

 

-1.16

Unknown

Unknown

CG7390

senescence marker protein-30 (smp-30)

-1.36

Unknown

Unknown

CG8112

 

-1.42

Sterol O-acyltransferase activity

Unknown

CG8846

Thor

-1.26

Eukaryotic initation factor 4E binding

Immune response

CG9416

 

-1.25

Sequence-specific DNA binding

Regulation of transcription

CG9733

 

-1.6

Trypsin activity

Proteolysis

CG11909

target of brain insulin (tobi)

-1.42

α-glucosidase activity

Carbohydrate metabolic process

CG11919

 

-1.36

ATP binding

Peroxisome organization and biogenesis

CG16898

 

-1.68

Unknown

Unknown

CG18003

 

-1.36

Glycolate oxidase activity

Metabolic process

CG30489

Cyp12d1-p

-1.3

Electron carrier activity

Unknown

CG31075

 

-1.26

Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD) activity

Pyruvate metabolic process

CG31628

adenosine 3 (ade3)

-1.28

Phosphoribo-sylamine-glycine ligase activity

Purine base biosynthetic process

CG31689

 

-1.25

ATPase activity

Unknown

CG33462

 

-4.08

Trypsin activity

Proteolysis

  1. Average fold changes, molecular functions and biological processes are shown for 22 genes that are significantly (p < 0.001) down regulated in male heads 2 hrs after mating.