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. 2011 May 31;6(5):e20278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020278

Table 1. Ecological function and main digestive proteases of the invertebrate species tested in vitro against AtSerpin1.

Species name Ecological function Main proteases Reference
Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Herbivory SEP [34]
Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Herbivory SEP [30]
Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Herbivory SEP, CEP* [35]
Lumbricus terrestris (Annelida: Lumbricidae) Decomposition SEP [36]
Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Pollination SEP [37]
Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Predation SEP [38]
Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae) Herbivory CEP 33
Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Herbivory CEP [39]
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Herbivory CEP [40]
Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) Herbivory CEP [41]

Abbreviations: SEP = serine endoproteases; CEP = cysteine endoproteases.

*Only SEP were tested against AtSerpin1.