Research Article

Screening of Genes Specifically Expressed in Males of Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Their Potential as Sex Markers

Table 2

Blast homology search results of genes isolated from the MRT-SSH library.

ClusterNo. of clonesHighest BLASTX matchAccession numberSpecies value

Neuropeptide hormone and hormone transporter7Ion-transport peptide precursor-like protein transcript 1AAY29662Aedes aegypti
22Hyperglycemic hormone-like neuropeptide 43-2AAD45234Metapenaeus ensis
1Sodium-neurotransmitter symporter, putativeEEC18529Ixodes scapularis

RNA binding protein3RD RNA-binding proteinXP_002714359Oryctolagus cuniculus
4CRX like homeobox 2ABC69291Homo sapiens
1Negative elongation factor E-like proteinABQ22564Callithrix jacchus
1RNA binding motif protein 25XP_001916318Equus caballus
1RBM25 proteinXP_001520202Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Development- and communication-related protein2Putative senescence-associated proteinBAB33414Pisum sativum
1Tetraspanins-like protein-8ABM92445.1Fenneropenaeus chinensis
1Programmed cell death 4aAAH54680Danio rerio

Ribosome protein240S ribosomal protein S23ABI52808Argas monolakensis
2Ribosomal protein L26ABP68820Penaeus monodon
2Ribosomal protein L24AAS45465Marsupenaeus japonicus
1Putative ribosomal protein L11ABM55572Maconellicoccus hirsutus
1Ribosomal protein l13aAAX62469Lysiphlebus testaceipes
1Ribosomal protein S4AAV34860Bombyx mori
1Ribosomal protein L28NP_001037237Bombyx mori
1Ribosomal protein S5 isoform AAAX62467Lysiphlebus testaceipes

Enzyme1Protease m1 zinc metalloproteaseEAT40060Aedes aegypti
1Oligosaccharyl transferaseEAT45977Aedes aegypti

Immune-related protein2Antimicrobial peptideAAX63831Fenneropenaeus chinensis
1Antilipopolysaccharide factorAAY33769Litopenaeus stylirostris

The specific expression patterns for the identified genes in bold letters was confirmed in another Study (Li et al., 2010 [31]).