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Table 3 Potential differential expression of immunity-related genes across the life cycle stages of B. terrestris.

From: Polyphenism in social insects: insights from a transcriptome-wide analysis of gene expression in the life stages of the key pollinator, Bombus terrestris

BTT_contig

Best BLAST Match and GenBank Accession [species]

Read counts per contig

 

Immune-related Genes

Larvaa

Pupab

Worker1 c

Worker2 d

Male e

Gyne f

Total g

R-value

BTT08527_1

Phenoloxidase subunit A3 [A. mellifera]

NP_001011627.1

59

78

4

1

3

6

151

123

BTT24384_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

38

58

106

68

530

152

952

395

BTT35190_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

1

0

7

0

27

4

39

25

BTT35213_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

94

83

199

96

292

238

1002

95

BTT35261_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

12

9

86

13

148

64

332

113

BTT35441_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

7

3

13

17

49

20

109

29

BTT35539_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

34

0

15

30

4

17

100

28

BTT35592_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

9

0

13

3

74

20

119

66

BTT35613_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

9

6

28

16

64

34

157

35

BTT35644_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

10

14

55

9

117

53

258

82

BTT35679_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

0

0

60

3

119

37

219

134

BTT35708_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

0

0

8

0

24

3

35

23

BTT35750_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

4

5

35

6

55

27

132

39

BTT35862_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

0

0

15

0

0

150

165

236

BTT35895_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

0

0

10

0

31

10

51

31

BTT35931_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

13

0

18

1

35

17

84

24

BTT35947_1

Transferrin [A. mellifera]

AAO39761.1

0

6

8

1

37

8

60

33

BTT07416_1

PREDICTED: similar to CG3244-PA, partial [A. mellifera]

XP_624536.1

375

9

6

4

7

38

439

463

BTT21344_1

Peptidoglycan-recognition protein SA [A. mellifera]

NP_001157187.1

56

159

116

22

72

169

594

121

BTT09196_1

Gram-negative bacteria-binding protein 1-2 [A. mellifera]

NP_001157186.1

141

10

90

57

86

26

410

56

 

Anti-microbial Peptides

         

BTT39615_1

Abaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67442.1

0

0

0

0

24

0

24

30

BTT08491_1

Abaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67442.1

0

0

0

0

45

0

45

64

BTT20802_1

Abaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67442.1

0

5

0

0

122

6

133

174

BTT37089_1

Abaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67442.1

0

0

2

1

57

6

66

71

BTT38306_1

Abaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67442.1

0

0

1

1

31

0

33

38

BTT05666_1

Apidaecin [A. mellifera]

CAA51168.1

3

7

1

3

55

3

72

59

BTT20828_1

Apidaecin [A. mellifera]

CAA51168.1

9

33

7

9

128

16

202

123

BTT35749_1

Apidaecin [A. mellifera]

CAA51168.1

2

2

14

24

8

29

79

27

BTT38204_1

Apidaecin [A. mellifera]

CAA51168.1

0

4

1

2

25

0

32

27

BTT41196_1

Apidaecin [A. mellifera]

CAA51168.1

0

11

2

3

137

7

160

180

BTT41985_1

Apidaecin [A. mellifera]

CAA51168.1

4

13

3

4

81

2

107

90

BTT20391_1

Bombolitin [B. ignitus]

ACY09649.1

5

1

1677

1691

9

837

4220

2944

BTT34958_1

Bombolitin [B. ignitus]

ACY09649.1

1

0

49

18

1

15

84

46

BTT35608_1

Bombolitin [B. ignitus]

ACY09649.1

0

0

201

98

0

180

479

317

BTT40712_1

Bombolitin [B. ignitus]

ACY09649.1

0

0

341

148

1

133

623

422

BTT10405_1

Defensin 1 [B. terrestris]

ADB29129.1

2

2

0

0

85

0

89

122

BTT31016_1

Defensin 1 [B. terrestris]

ADB29129.1

0

0

0

0

179

0

179

289

BTT41393_1

Defensin 1 [B. terrestris]

ADB29129.1

3

0

3

3

25

1

35

21

BTT42034_1

Defensin 1 [B. terrestris]

ADB29129.1

0

2

3

3

47

0

55

56

BTT24170_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

1

22

0

0

1345

1

1369

2226

BTT24170_2

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

15

1

0

1171

0

1187

1948

BTT36277_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

8

3

0

882

0

893

1460

BTT37570_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

0

0

0

41

0

41

57

BTT41217_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

0

0

0

70

0

70

105

BTT18071_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

1

0

0

27

0

28

34

BTT35620_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

0

40

10

13

15

78

30

BTT36443_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

12

34

17

10

47

38

158

29

BTT37051_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

0

0

0

183

0

183

296

BTT41185_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

6

0

0

64

0

70

90

BTT42611_1

Hymenoptaecin [A. mellifera]

AAA67444.1

0

0

0

0

20

0

20

24

  1. a = Total number of larva ESTs (n = 286501); b = Total number of pupa ESTs (n = 162608); c = Total number of worker1 ESTs (n = 318664); d = Total number of worker2 ESTs (n = 194969); e = Total number of male ESTs (n = 257318); f = Total number of gyne ESTs (n = 221683); g = Total number of ESTs (n = 1441743).
  2. Immunity-related genes were identified in BT_transcriptome_v2 and are shown with read counts for each life cycle stage. The highest amount of ESTs per contig is highlighted in bold.