Table 1. Summary of the main functions related to genes differentially expressed between the antennae of VSH and NVS bees.

General function	Number of genes	Proportion of the DEG	GO functions
Motor activity	(−) : 7	18.6%	Motor activity, muscle microtubule activity, muscle assembly
	(+) : 24
Neuronal processes	(−) : 5	18.0%	Sensory perception (of smell and taste), neurotransmission, neuronal development and maturation, synaptic function
	(+) : 25
General metabolism	(−) : 8	17.3%	Redox metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, lipid metabolism
	(+) : 21
Transcription regulation	(−) : 11	10.7%	Transcription factors, nucleosome assembly
	(+) : 7
Oxidative phosphorylation	(−) : 5	10.2%	Oxidative phosphorylation
	(+) : 12
Structural	(−) : 3	10.2%	Chaperones, cell adhesion, structural proteins of membranes
	(+) : 14
Immunity	(−) : 4	6.0%	Antibacterial activity, immunity
	(+) : 6
Stress response	(−) : 7	5.4%	Stress response, apoptosis
	(+) : 2
Transport	(−) : 1	2.4%	Ion transport, carbohydrate transport
	(+) : 3

The number of under (−) and over-expressed (+) genes in VSH bees as well as the total proportion of genes attributed to each function is indicated.