Table 4. Differentially expressed genes associated with stress adaption in the megalopae of Eriocheir sinensis before (MB) and after (MA) desalination.
| Gene name | Unigene ID | Protein name | Matched Organism | Fold change (MA:MB)* |
| Salinity stress | 19 | |||
| LEA2 | comp29147_c0_seq1 | late embryogenesis abundant-like protein 2 | Brachionus plicatilis | 0 |
| ANXA7 | comp51373_c0_seq1 | annexin A7-like | Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | Inf |
| CRHBP | comp40595_c0_seq1 | corticotropin releasing hormone binding protein | Tribolium castaneum | 15.025 |
| HSP70 | comp38390_c0_seq1 | 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein | Crassostrea gigas | 156.220 |
| comp42545_c0_seq1 | hsp70-1 | Ditylenchus destructor | 167.216 | |
| comp17073_c0_seq1 | heat shock protein 70, partial | Dirofilaria immitis | Inf | |
| comp32974_c0_seq3 | heat shock protein 70 | Portunus trituberculatus | 0.225 | |
| HSP90 | comp43800_c0_seq2 | heat shock protein 90 | Crassostrea hongkongensis | 167.540 |
| comp45568_c2_seq4 | heat shock protein 90-2 | Portunus trituberculatus | 0.391 | |
| comp12491_c0_seq1 | hsp90 protein | Porcellio laevis | 0.173 | |
| HSC71 | comp27906_c0_seq1 | heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein | Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis | 0.207 |
| HS6B | comp35570_c0_seq1 | heat shock protein 67B2 | Caligus rogercresseyi | 4.468 |
| dnaJ homolog | comp14806_c0_seq1 | dnaJ homolog subfamily C member 7-like | Oreochromis niloticus | Inf |
| comp17818_c0_seq1 | dnaJ homolog subfamily B member 6-like | Nomascus leucogenys | Inf | |
| F11 | comp46969_c5_seq6 | coagulation factor XI | Acromyrmex echinatior | 7.526 |
| comp30467_c0_seq1 | coagulation factor XI | Loxodonta africana | Inf | |
| SRAP | comp38828_c3_seq2 | serine-rich adhesin for platelets-like | Ceratitis capitata | 14.540 |
| CLOP | comp45256_c0_seq1 | clotting protein precursor | Pacifastacus leniusculus | 2.304 |
| PCE | comp35865_c0_seq1 | proclotting enzyme | Acromyrmex echinatior | 8.863 |
| Oxidative stress | 14 | |||
| GST | comp50723_c0_seq1 | glutathione S-transferase isoform | Haliotis diversicolor | Inf |
| comp45196_c0_seq2 | glutathione S-transferase theta-1-like | Taeniopygia guttata | 3.123 | |
| Ferritin | comp37978_c0_seq1 | ferritin 3 | Eriocheir sinensis | 3.488 |
| comp38695_c0_seq1 | ferritin2 | Eriocheir sinensis | 2.859 | |
| comp38695_c1_seq1 | ferritin1 | Eriocheir sinensis | 2.730 | |
| DHDH | comp40992_c0_seq1 | trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase-like isoform 2 | Apis mellifera | 2.838 |
| MTP | comp44928_c0_seq1 | metalloprotease | Riptortus pedestris | 3.715 |
| PLOD2 | comp19186_c0_seq1 | procollagen-lysine,2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 2 | Rattus norvegicus | 138.107 |
| PXD | comp20634_c0_seq1 | chorion peroxidase-like | Nasonia vitripennis | 0.088 |
| GPX | comp30876_c0_seq1 | glutathione peroxidase, partial | Reishia clavigera | 0.304 |
| PIPOX | comp48300_c0_seq1 | peroxisomal sarcosine oxidase-like | Maylandia zebra | 0.362 |
| MCO | comp44967_c4_seq1 | multicopper oxidase | Culex quinquefasciatus | 0.277 |
| SELH | comp41994_c0_seq3 | selenoprotein H | Odobenus rosmarus divergens | 0.279 |
| ALDH1L1 | comp41375_c0_seq1 | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member L1-like | Saccoglossus kowalevskii | 0.384 |
* The numbers in bold indicate that gene expression was up-regulated after (MA) desalination; ‘Inf’ means that the genes were only expressed in MA.