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Table 1 Candidate genes up regulated 2 hrs after mating

From: Mating alters gene expression patterns in Drosophila melanogaster male heads

Gene identifier

Gene name

Avg. fold change

GO Molecular function

GO Biological process

CG2163

polyA-binding protein II (Pabp2)

1.4

Poly(A) binding

mRNA polyadenylation

CG4288

 

1.28

High affinity inorganic phosphate: sodium symporter activity

Transport

CG4501

bubblegum (bgm)

1.38

Long-chain-fatty acid-CoA ligase activity

Long-chain fatty acid metabolic process

CG4825

Phosphatidyl-serine synthase

1.22

CDP-diacylglycerol-serine O-phosphatidyltrans-ferase activity

Phosphatidyl-serine biosynthetic process

CG5527

 

1.23

Endothelin-converting enzyme activity

Proteolysis

CG5618

 

1.14

Dipeptidyl-peptidase III activity

Proteolysis

CG6188

 

1.64

Glycine N-methyltransferase activity

Unknown

CG6342

Iron regulatory protein 1B (Irp-1B)

1.26

Iron ion binding

Regulation of translational initiation by iron

CG8425

Juvenile hormone esterase (Jhe)

1.86

Juvenile-hormone esterase activity

Juvenile hormone catabolic process

CG8449

 

1.28

Rab GTPase activator activity

Regulation of Rab GTPase activity

CG9989

 

1.52

Endonuclease activity

Unknown

CG11765

Peroxiredoxin 2540 (Prx2540-2)

1.2

Antioxidant activity

Unknown

CG12116

 

1.22

Sepiapterin reductase activity

Metabolic process

CG13360

 

1.28

Unknown

Unknown

CG13607

 

1.23

Unknown

Unknown

CG13965

 

1.35

Unknown

Unknown

CG16772

 

1.5

Unknown

Unknown

CG16901

squid (sqd)

1.25

mRNA binding

Oocyte axis determination

CG17364

 

1.67

GTP binding

Microtubule-based process

CG17820

female-specific independent of transformer (fit)

1.4

Unknown

Unknown

CG18262

 

1.3

Zinc ion binding

Unknown

CG30026

 

1.42

Unknown

Unknown

CG30095

 

1.86

Oxidoreductase activity

Metabolic process

CG30084

Z band alternatively spliced PDZ-motif protein 52 (Zasp52)

1.38

Protein binding

Unknown

CG33486

asparagine synthetase

1.28

Asparagine synthetase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity

Asparagine biosynthetic process

  1. Twenty-five genes are significantly (p < 0.001) up regulated in male heads 2 hrs after mating when compared to control male heads.