Table II.
Sequence analysis of clones up-regulated in the unfed mite population. Sequences were BLAST searched against the NCBI and TIGR databases. The E value is a statistical value of the similarity of the two sequences being compared calculated by the BLAST programme. The percentage identity is the percentage of identical amino acids between the submitted sequence and the homologue. The percentage similarity is the percentage of similar amino acids shared between the two sequences [1]. The length of the alignment describes the length (in number of amino acids) of the region of similarity between the two sequences.
| Classification | N | Function | Homologue | E value | Identity (%) | Similarity (%) | Length of alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellular processes | 2 | Cadherin 8 | Mus musculus | 6e-04 | 78 | 78 | 66 |
| Signal recognition docking protein | Ixodes scapularis | 2e-06 | 77 | 77 | 103 | ||
| Viral replication | 2 | Matrix protein | Rabies virus | 2e-86 | 98 | 98 | 155 |
| Unknown | 3 | Hypothetical protein | Ixodes scapularis | 2e-74 | 79 | 79 | 189 |
| Hypothetical protein | Plasmodium falciparum | 2e-42 | 89 | 91 | 87 | ||
| Olfaction | 1 | Olfactory receptor-like protein | Ixodes scapularis | 1e-36 | 68 | 68 | 153 |
| Antibiotic resistance | 2 | Beta lactamase | Escherichia coli | 1e-89 | 87 | 22 | 36 |