Table 5 Immune-related genes in several insect species
Functional classidication | Gene | N.lugens | A. pisum | D. melanogaster | A. gambiae | A. mellifera | B. mori |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pattern recognition molecules | PGRp | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
|  | βGRP/GNBP | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Â | C-type lectin | 9 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 21 |
| Â | hemocytin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Â | hemolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | galectin | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Â | dscam | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Draper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Eater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | toll | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
Toll pathway | cactus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Â | myD88 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | spatzle | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Â | pelle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | tube | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Dorsal/Dif | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | tollip | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Â | dred | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Imd pathway | imd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | relish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | caspar | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | IKK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Tak1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | IAP2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Ubc13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | TRAF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | Tab2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Hopscoch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
JAK-STAT pathway | PIAS | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | SOCS | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Â | STAT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Domeless | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Clip-domain protease | 12 | 6 | 37 | 41 | 18 | 15 |
proPO cascade | Serpin protease inhibitor | 9 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| Â | Lysozyme | 8 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Immune-responsive effector | Reeler | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Â | Defensin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | Attacin | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Â | Cecropin | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Â | Diptericin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Drosocin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Drosomycin | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Gloverin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Â | Lebocin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Metchnikowin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Moricin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Nuecin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | NOS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |