Table 5 Upregulated genes of interest in mature testes showing similarities to sperm-related genes in other animals

Spermiogenesis

Spermatogenesis-associated protein 6

Unigene40770_All

[76]

Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 69

Unigene30111_All

[77]

Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 1

CL2440.Contig1_All

[78, 79]

Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 2

Unigene8363_All

[78, 79]

Outer dense fiber protein 2

CL11766.Contig4_All

[80]

Alstrom syndrome protein 1

CL2440.Contig1_All

[81]

Radial spoke head 1 homolog

CL2440.Contig1_All

[82]

Dynein regulatory complex protein 9

CL4871.Contig6_All

[83]

Sperm motility/capacitation

Dynein regulatory complex subunit 7

CL8060.Contig33_All

[86]

Sodium/hydrogen exchanger 10

CL11505.Contig1_All

[87]

Creatine kinase, flagellar

CL12240.Contig1_All

[88]

Adenylate cyclase type 10

CL1089.Contig3_All

[87]

Cation channel sperm-associated protein 3

Unigene27629_All

[87]

Cyclin-F

Unigene55093_All

[89]

Dynein regulatory complex subunit 4

Unigene7541_All

[90]

Chromosome structure

Histone H2A

CL4659.Contig4_All

[120]

Fertilization process

Hapless 2

CL1879.Contig3_All

[109, 110]

Receptor guanylate cyclases

CL4659.Contig4_All

[22]

Cyclic nucleotide-gated channel cone photoreceptor subunit alpha

CL3457.Contig2_All

[153]

Steroidogenesis

Steroid 17-alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase

Unigene38823_All

[104]