Table 2.
Abbreviated distribution of neuropeptide and convertase gene EST across tissues and stages
| Neuropeptide Prohormones | Unigene ID1 | Brain | Head | Ovary | Small Intestine | Embryo Stage | Adult Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADML | Gga.12006 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ANF | Gga.5157 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ANFC | Gga.12392 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C-RF AMIDE | Gga.3202 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CALCA | Gga.4991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CCKN | Gga.2441 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CMGA | Gga.19002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| COLI | Gga.6271 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ECRG4 | Gga.8435 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EDN1 | Gga.25090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EDN2 | Gga.8238 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EDN3 | Gga.22840 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GALA | Gga.12649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GHRL | Gga.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GIP | Gga.7981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLUC | Gga.704 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GRP | Gga.43422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IAPP | Gga.780 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| IGF1 | Gga.850 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IGF2 | Gga.8511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| INS | Gga.673 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MCH | Gga.14659 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NEU2 | Gga.652 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NEUT | Gga.10167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NMB | Gga.8071 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NMU | Gga.18392 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NPY | Gga.837 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| OREX | Gga.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSTN | Gga.13448 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PACA | Gga.616 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PDGFA | Gga.3899 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PDGFB | Gga.71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PDGFD | Gga.43662 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PENK | Gga.11430 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PNOC | Gga.10041 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PROK2 | Gga.10528 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PRRP | Gga.10552 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTHR | Gga.2626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| REL3 | Gga.37019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFRP | Gga.9285 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SCG1 | Gga.10025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SCG2 | Gga.11999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SECR | Gga.14227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SLIB | Gga.11231 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SMS | Gga.742 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TKN1 | Gga.12286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UCN3 | Gga.11141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UTS2D | Gga.9482 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VEGFC | Gga.12347 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VEGFD | Gga.3219 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| VIP | Gga.666 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 39 | 42 | |
| Prohormone Convertases | |||||||
| PCSK1 | Gga.9357 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PCSK1 similar | Gga.31439 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PCSK2 | Gga.9404 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PCSK3 | Gga.1751 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PCSK5 | Gga.12660 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PCSK6 | Gga.21090 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PCSK7 | Gga.5311 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
1
: UniGene database identifier
2
: 1 denotes presence and 0 denotes absence