The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene family of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Percentage identity/similarity between putative B. mori and D. melanogaster nAChR subunits

Subunit	Bmα1	Bmα2	Bmα3	Bmα4	Bmα5	Bmα6	Bmα7	Bmα8	Bmβ1	Bmα9	Bmβ2	Bmβ3
Bmα1	--	53/68	54/69	48/63	25/39	33/49	33/50	54/69	37/53	15/32	13/28	11/26
Dmα1	74/82	51/66	53/66	49/63	23/36	31/48	32/47	52/66	38/52	15/30	11/26	11/24
Bmα2	53/68	--	48/65	43/60	22/36	31/50	32/50	49/66	37/54	15/31	12/26	10/25
Dmα2	50/64	77/83	48/62	42/57	22/35	30/48	32/48	47/65	36/53	14/31	12/26	10/25
Bmα3	54/69	48/65	--	62/71	26/40	34/50	36/51	55/70	40/56	18/34	11/29	13/28
Dmα3	37/47	34/45	52/56	43/51	17/26	22/35	23/34	37/47	28/38	11/22	7/19	8/18
Bmα4	48/63	43/60	62/71	--	22/35	31/47	30/46	49/63	36/51	15/29	10/26	11/23
Dmα4	49/62	44/60	62/71	70/77	22/36	30/47	31/48	50/64	37/53	15/29	11/26	11/23
Bmα5	25/39	22/36	26/40	22/35	--	27/41	28/44	24/38	24/40	16/34	14/29	11/25
Dmα5	23/34	23/34	23/33	21/32	17/26	42/49	48/53	21/34	21/33	9/20	8/18	7/17
Bmα6	33/49	31/50	34/50	31/47	27/41	--	65/75	32/52	32/52	15/33	14/29	12/26
Dmα6	32/49	32/49	34/50	31/46	28/44	79/87	66/76	33/50	32/51	16/34	14/30	12/29
Bmα7	33/50	32/50	36/51	30/46	28/44	65/75	--	32/52	32/50	15/33	13/30	12/27
Dmα7	32/47	32/50	34/48	29/45	25/39	60/71	70/77	31/47	29/48	13/29	11/26	10/23
Bmα8	54/69	49/66	55/70	49/63	24/38	32/52	32/52	--	37/55	16/32	12/28	12/26
Dmβ2	52/69	47/64	55/71	49/62	25/38	33/50	33/52	72/85	37/54	16/32	12/29	13/28
Bmβ1	37/53	37/54	40/56	36/51	23/39	33/52	33/50	37/54	--	15/33	11/28	12/26
Dmβ1	37/53	35/53	40/57	35/51	24/40	32/52	32/50	37/55	86/89	15/33	12/29	12/26
Bmα9	15/32	15/31	18/34	15/29	16/34	15/33	15/33	16/32	15/33	--	24/45	21/39
Dmβ3	17/36	16/35	17/36	16/33	17/30	17/35	17/36	17/35	16/33	19/38	15/32	13/27
Bmβ2	13/28	12/26	11/29	10/26	14/29	14/29	13/30	12/28	11/28	24/45	--	22/40
Bmβ3	11/26	10/25	13/28	11/23	11/25	12/26	12/27	12/26	12/26	21/39	22/40	--

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