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Table 4 Additional information about the identification of the clusters done with BLASTp searches against NCBI’s non-redundant database

From: Transcriptome annotation and characterization of novel toxins in six scorpion species

Cluster name

Best BLASTp hit

Signal peptide

C pattern

Conserved residues

New cluster/singlet label

Cluster 1

Lamda-potassium channel toxin (ADT64271.1)

Some

Yesa

High

New toxins in the lamda-potassium channel toxin-family

Cluster 2

Hypothetical secreted protein (ADY39531.1)

High

Yesa

High

Novel putative toxin-family 1

Cluster 3

U6-buthitoxin-Hj1a (ADY39519.1)

High

Yesa

High

New toxins in the buthitoxin family

Cluster 4

Orphan peptide AbOp-11 (AIX87714.1)

High

N.A.

High

Novel putative secreted proteins

Cluster 5a

Hypothetical secreted protein (ADY39514.1)

High

Yesa

High

Novel putative toxin-family 2

Cluster 6

venom peptide HtC4Tx1(AOF40173.1)

Low

Yesa

Low

Novel putative toxin-family 3

Cluster 7

hypothetical protein (WP_063562212.1)

Low

Noa

Low

Novel putative toxin-family 4

Cluster 8

Orphan peptide AbOp-18 (AIX87708.1)

High

N.A.

High

New toxins in the neuropeptide toxin-families

Cluster 9

Venom toxin meuTx23 (AMX81480.1)

Low

N.A.

High

New toxins related to meuTx23

Cluster 10

Hypothetical secreted protein (ADY39511.1)

High

N.A.

Low

Novel putative secreted proteins

Cluster 11

RNA-binding protein, putative (SCO66159.1)

Low

N.A.

Some

Novel putative secreted proteins

Cluster 12

Uncharacterized protein (XP_023221782.1)

High

Yesa

High

Novel putative toxin-family 5

Cluster 13

Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 4.5 (Q5G8B6.1)

Low

Yesa

High

New toxins in the potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 4.5 toxin family

Cluster 14

Hypothetical protein (AEX09189.1)

High

N.A.

Some

Novel putative secreted proteins

Cluster 15

Hypothetical protein (GAU10035.1)

Low

Yesa

Some

Novel putative short toxin family 6

Singlet 1

No Hit

N.A

N.A

N.A

Novel putative secreted protein

Singlet 2

No Hit

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Novel putative secreted protein

Singlet 3

Hypothetical protein (AEX09189.1)

High

N.A.

Some

Novel putative secreted protein

Singlet 4

Orphan peptide AbOp-11 (AIX87714.1)

High

N.A.

Low

Novel putative secreted protein

Singlet 5

Potassium channel toxin kappa-KTx (P0DJ41.1)

Some

Yesa

Low

New potassium channel toxin

Singlet 6

Venom peptide Htgkr2 (AOF40260.1)

Some

N.A.

Low

Novel putative secreted protein

Singlet 7

No Hit

N.A

N.Aa

N.A

Novel putative toxin 1

Singlet 8

SH3 domain and tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein (XP_004574858.2)

Low

N.A.

Low

Novel putative secreted protein

Singlet 9

Putative antimicrobial peptide (AEX09192.1)

High

N.A.

High

Novel putative AMP

  1. aIndicates clusters or singlets with a conserved C pattern