Table 4.
Horn fly unigene functional groups selected for RNAi.
| Group N° | Functional group | N° of unigenesa | Unigenes selected for RNAib |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serine protease | 100 | 5, 10, 14, 19, 42, 90, 224, 230 |
| 2 | Protease inhibitor | 2 | 2_B12, 24_H02 |
| 3 | Vitellogenin | 13 | 7, 20, 37, 76, 89, 145, 176, 7_D07 |
| 4 | Ubiquitination | 5 | 84, 146, 4_E04, 5_G03, 7_B08 |
| 5 | Ferritin | 5 | 26, 39, 154, 156, 10_A09 |
| 6 | vATPase | 3 | 7_F08, 9_A08, 17_H03 |
| 7 | Proteasome component | 3 | 6_G04, 7_A04, 12_H09 |
| 8 | Immune response | 2 | 6_F11, 10_G05 |
| 9 | 5'-nucleotidase | 1 | 13_D07 |
| 10 (negative control) | Infectious agents: Nora virus Wolbachia endosymbionts |
3 3 |
191 2_E12 |
aNumber of unigenes grouped into this category.
bWhen the number of unigenes in the functional group was greater than 5, unigenes were selected for RNAi to include all different genes present in this category. Unigenes GenBank accession numbers are shown in Table 6.