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. 2015 May 8;10(5):e0125068. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125068

Table 2. Proteins identified in reproduction-related glands of Apis mellifera drones by SEQUEST and de novo approach.

Uniprot RefSeq BeeBase Description Function Peptides (DB/Total) B C V
A5A5E4 - GB46297-PA Structural cuticle protein (Fragment) OS = Apis mellifera PE = 2 SV = 1 Structural molecule activity 8/20 X X
H9KBS5 NP_001257759 GB52161-PA PREDICTED: flexible cuticle protein 12 OS = Apis mellifera GN = CPR28 PE = 4 SV = 1 Structural molecule activity 5/8 X X
H9KGM8 - GB46297-PA PREDICTED: endocuticle structural glycoprotein SgAbd-2-like OS = Apis mellifera Structural molecule activity 17/17 X
H9K0P8 XP_001120021 GB44777-PA PREDICTED: hypothetical protein LOC725882 OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC725882 PE = 4 Molybdopterin biosynthesis protein MoeB domain; Validated 1/1 X
H9KU41 - GB46312-PA PREDICTED: endocuticle structural glycoprotein SgAbd-8 OS = Apis mellifera Structural molecule activity 8/11 X X
Q6VQ13 NP_001010975 GB42422-PA ADP/ATP translocase OS = Apis mellifera GN = Ant PE = 2 SV = 1 Transporter activity, cytoplasm, membrane, mitochondrial 5/8 X X
H9KHD2 XP_392478 GB42526-PA PREDICTED: malate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial-like isoform1 OS = Apis mellifera Carbohydrate metabolism, citric acid cycle 2/2 X
H9KC10 XP_001120194 GB45913-PA PREDICTED: protein lethal(2)essential for life-like OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC724488 PE = 3 Heat-shock protein 20 (HSP20) 1/1 X
H9KJ51 - GB55598-PA Troponin I OS = Apis mellifera PE = 4 SV = 1 Muscle constriction, part of troponin complex, binds actin 1/1 X
H9KA48 - GB40759-PA Icarpin precursor OS = Apis mellifera PE = 4 SV = 1 Venom carbohydrate-rich protein, secreted by venom duct, extracelular 1/2 X
H9KMZ3 XP_625049 GB48244-PA Cyclin-dependent kinase 6-like OS = Apis mellifera PE = 4 SV = 1 Kinase activity, phosphorylation, cell cycle regulation 1/1 X
H9KTW5 XP_624662 GB48904-PA PREDICTED: glutathione S-transferase-like OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC552283 PE = 3 Transferase, processing of xenobiotics, detoxification, diverse functions 1/1 X
H9K5H8 XP_392114 GB51551-PA PREDICTED: myophilin OS = Apis mellifera GN = Chd64 PE = 4 SV = 1 Muscle associated 1/1 X
H9K6R4 XP_001121551 GB46094-PA PREDICTED: actin, cytoplasmic 1-like, partial OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC725739 PE = 4 Muscle constriction 1/1 X
H9K538 XP_393297 GB42792-PA PREDICTED: hypothetical protein LOC409805 OS = Apis mellifera GN = Mf PE = 4 SV = 1 Unknown 2/3 X
H9KIT9 XP_624806 GB43999-PA PREDICTED: peroxiredoxin-5, mitochondrial OS = Apis mellifera GN = Prx5 PE = 4 SV = 1 Response to oxidative stress, cell redox homeostasis 2/2 X X
B0LUE8 NP_001107670 GB55452-PA Apolipophorin-III-like protein OS = Apis mellifera GN = A4 PE = 2 SV = 1 Lipid transport, extracelular 1/1 X
H9KMZ2 - - PREDICTED: hypothetical protein LOC552453 OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC552453 PE = 4 Conserved Domain: Protein of unknown function (DUF745); Drosophila proteins family 1/1 X
H9K1E2 XP_006559246 GB54446-PA Arginine kinase OS = Apis mellifera GN = Argk PE = 3 SV = 1 Phosphorylation, arginine metabolism, proline metabolism 1/4 X X
H9KKD2 XP_001121746 GB53748-PA PREDICTED: hypothetical protein LOC725960 OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC725960 PE = 4 Unknown 1/1 X
H9K7H5 XP_001122696 GB42797-PA PREDICTED: protein takeout-like OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC726981 PE = 4 SV = 1 Probably: chemoreception; Probably: circadian-controled 1/1 X
H9KGE6 XP_393789 GB47268-PA PREDICTED: electron transfer flavoprotein subunit beta-like OS = Apis mellifera Phosphorylation, electron transport, microtubule associated, lipid particle 1/1 X
Q5XUU6 NP_001011640 GB48492-PA Take-out-like carrier protein JHBP-1 OS = Apis mellifera PE = 2 SV = 1 Transfer of Juvenile Hormone PFAM: Pf06585 1/1 X
H9KR59 XP_006568820 GB55482-PA PREDICTED: Na(+)/H(+) exchange regulatory cofactor NHE-RF1-like OS = Apis mellifera PDZ signaling domain: protein-protein interaction, signaling 1/1 X
H9KP88 - GB54676-PA Aspartate aminotransferase OS = Apis mellifera GN = Ame.2149 PE = 3 SV = 1 Aminoacid metabolism, alkaloid synthesis 1/1 X
H9K024 XP_006567025 GB52107-PA Tubulin alpha OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC408388 PE = 3 SV = 1 Microtubule comp., protein polymeryzation, antimicrobial humoral response 1/1 X
H9K626 XP_393545 GB52073-PA PREDICTED: probable citrate synthase 1, mitochondrial-like OS = Apis mellifera Carbohydrate metabolism, citric acid cycle 1/1 X
H9KNB7 XP_003251464 GB41306-PA Actin OS = Apis mellifera GN = LOC410075 PE = 3 SV = 1 Muscle constriction 1/3 X
H9KPL4 XP_392899 GB54372-PA PREDICTED: 60 kDa heat shock protein, mitochondrial-like OS = Apis mellifera Response to stress, protein refolding, transmembrane transport, pH regulation 1/3 X
H9K918 XP_006564892 GB52736-PA Probably: ATP synthase subunit beta OS = Apis mellifera GN = Atp5b PE = 3 SV = 1 Oxidative phosporylation, proton transport, ATP synthesis 1/1 X
H9KR70 XP_625171 GB53437-PA PREDICTED: f-box only protein 32-like OS = Apis mellifera PE = 4 SV = 1 Cell cycle regulation, signal transduction 1/1 X
H9KUC2 NP_001257753 GB52202-PA Cuticular protein 12 precursor [Apis mellifera] Structural molecule activity 0/1 X
H9K3K6 XP_623787 GB50875-PA PREDICTED: apolipoprotein D-like isoform 2 [Apis mellifera] Lipid transport, lipid binding, pigment binding 0/1 X
H9KCL3 - GB53775-PA PREDICTED: retinol dehydrogenase 14-like [Apis mellifera] Oxidoreductase activity 0/1 X
H9K639 - GB47336-PA PREDICTED: protein disulfide-isomerase [Apis mellifera] Protein folding, disulfide formation. Location: extracellular, EPR 0/1 X
H9JYV0 - GB53065-PA PREDICTED: 60S ribosomal protein L7 [Apis mellifera] Strctural constituent of ribosome 0/1 X
H9KEY1 XP_392760 GB55643-PA PREDICTED: ATP synthase subunit O, mitochondrial [Apis mellifera] ATP synthesis, pfam00213 0/3 X X X
H9KAU3 XP_624910 GB54343-PA PREDICTED: 10 kDa heat shock protein, mitochondrial-like [Apis mellifera] Response to stress, protein folding 0/4 X X
H9K748 H9KU35 - GB51653-PA PREDICTED: myosin heavy chain, muscle [Apis mellifera] Also: H9KU34, H9KU33, H9KU31 Motor activity, actin binding 0/5 X
H9KUH8 H9KLF7 XP_006559096 GB51800-PA PREDICTED: hypothetical protein LOC409090 [Apis mellifera] ATPase inhibitor domain, metabolic process regulation, pfam04568, pfam13873 0/1 X
H9KHG2 XP_001121882 GB52644-PA PREDICTED: ATP synthase-coupling factor 6, mitochondrial [Apis mellifera] Mitochondrial proton-transporting ATP synthase complex 0/1 X
H9KN88 - GB40460-PA PREDICTED: probable enoyl-CoA hydratase, mitochondrial [Apis mellifera] Fatty acid beta-oxidation, fatty acid metabolism 0/1 X
H9K4S1 XP_393900 GB48255-PA PREDICTED: isochorismatase domain-containing protein 1-like [Apis mellifera] Hydrolase activity, metabolic process 0/1 X
H6CSZ2 H9KBB1 - GB49545-PA Glutathione S-transferase S4 [Apis mellifera] Also: B6VCW8 Transferase activity 0/2 X
H9K8G6 XP_006558384 GB40240-PA PREDICTED: myosin regulatory light chain 2 [Apis mellifera] Ca-binding, superoxide metabolism, oxidation-reduction process 0/1 X
H9KPS8 XP_624401 GB50595-PA PREDICTED: aldo-keto reductase, NADP+ dependent [Apis mellifera] Oxidoreductase activity 0/1 X
H9K0L2 XP_393300 GB48536-PA PREDICTED: t-complex protein 1 subunit beta-like isoform 1 [Apis mellifera] Protein folding, Chaperone 0/1 X
H9KR11 XP_006563323 GB40735-PA PREDICTED: fructose-bisphosphate aldolase-like [Apis mellifera] Glycolysis 0/1 X
H9K9A4 XP_001120471 GB55232-PA PREDICTED: 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase type-2-like [Apis mellifera] Oxidoreductase activity, dehydrogenase-reductase 0/1 X

Uniprot accession number, functional description, number of peptides supporting the protein found during database step (DB) and database + de novo step (Total) and the origin are provided for each protein. Proteins received additional support during de novo step are marked with bold font, proteins found only during de novo step are marked with bold-italic font. B—bulbus gland, C—cornua gland, V—vesicula seminalis.