Table 1.

Candidate genes up regulated 2 hrs after mating

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

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